berkeras
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbərkəras/ [ˈbər.kə.ras]
- Rhymes: -ərkəras
- Syllabification: ber‧ke‧ras
Verb
berkeras
- to be obstinate, to be determined, to persist (in), to persevere
- to treat with toughness/harshness/severity, to be hard (on)
- to be firm (unyielding)
- to insist (that/on)
Further reading
- “berkeras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.