berbasikal

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ basikal.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bə(r)baˈsikal/ [bə(r).baˈsi.kal]
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bərbaˈsikal/ [bər.baˈsi.kal]
• Rhymes: -ikal, -kal, -al
• Hyphenation: ber‧ba‧si‧kal

Verb

berbasikal (Jawi spelling برباسيکل) (intransitive)

1. to ride or travel with bicycle; to cycle; cycling

   Synonym: bersepeda (Riau, Indonesia)

   Synonym: gowes (Indonesia, slang)

Further reading

• "berbasikal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017