Berderak-derak
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
Producing repetitive sounds like those of hard objects rubbing against each other, cracking, or breaking.
Etymology
A reduplicated verb from 'derak' that mimics the sound of hard objects.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication