Berketak-ketik
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
Producing a rhythmic ticking sound like a clock, or figuratively, the sensation of a palpitating heart.
Etymology
An onomatopoeic reduplicated word imitating the sound of a mechanical tick.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication