berangkat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay berangkat, from Classical Malay berangkat (“depart”), equivalent to ber- +‎ angkat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.raŋ.kat/
• Hyphenation: bê‧rang‧kat

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• Rhymes: -at

Verb

berangkat

1. to depart

Derived terms

• diberangkatkan
• keberangkatan
• memberangkatkan
• pemberangkatan

See also

• pergi

Further reading

• “berangkat”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From ber- +‎ angkat. The meaning shifted from the idea of "lifting" (one's bags or an anchor) to "setting off".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈraŋkat/ [bəˈraŋ.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -kat, -at
• Hyphenation: ber‧ang‧kat

Verb

berangkat (Jawi spelling براڠکت)

1. to depart; to leave; to set off (to start a journey).

   Synonyms: bertolak, berlepas, pergi

   Antonyms: tiba, sampai

   Mereka berangkat ke Mekah pagi tadi.

   They departed for Mecca this morning.

   Kereta api itu baru sahaja berangkat.

   The train just left.

Related terms

• angkat
• keberangkatan
• memberangkatkan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: berangkat

Further reading

• "berangkat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "berangkat" at PRPM first version)