Bertangis-tangisan
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
The act of weeping together or crying over one another as an expression of deep sorrow or grief.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root 'tangis' with the circumfix 'ber-an' indicating reciprocal action.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication