berkeras
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Affixation of keras + ber-.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bərkəˈras/ [bər.kəˈras]
Rhymes: -as
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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016