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berita.

news

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈrita/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈri.t̪a]Standard-Indonesian
  1. news

  2. report

  3. announcement

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay berita, from Old Malay berita (compare to Old Javanese wrĕta), from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta). Doublet of warita, warta, urit, and urita. Not borrowed from Dutch berichten. * Displaced Dutch verslag (“report”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

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