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bertahu-tahu.

to pretend to know

12 characters5 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/bərˌtahu ˈtahu/[bərˌt̪a.hu ˈt̪a.hu]/bərˌtau ˈtau/[bərˌt̪a.u ˈt̪a.u]
  1. to pretend to know

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From ber- + tahu with reduplication at the base word.

adv/bərˌtahu ˈtahu/[bərˌt̪a.hu ˈt̪a.hu]/bərˌtau ˈtau/[bərˌt̪a.u ˈt̪a.u]
  1. synonym of setahu

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From ber- + tahu with reduplication at the base word.

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