lebih
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq.
Cognates
Cognate with Minangkabau labiah, Javanese luwih.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editlêbih
- more (bigger, stronger, or more valuable)
Adverb
editlêbih
- more
- to a greater degree or extent
- used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs
Derived terms
editAffixed terms
Compound terms
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq. Cognate with Javanese luwih.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editlebih (Jawi spelling لبيه)
- more, over
- Synonym: lagi
- Harga barangan ini di Cina jauh lebih murah daripada yang di Amerika.
- The cost of these products in China is far lower than its counterpart in America.
Derived terms
editAffixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- lebihan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kelebihan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- melebih [agent focus] (meN-)
- melebihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- melebihi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- terlebih [agentless action] (teR-)
- berlebih [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berlebihan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
- lebih-lebih [reduplication] (redup)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
edit- > Indonesian: lebih (inherited)
Further reading
edit- “lebih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/bɪh
- Rhymes:Indonesian/bɪh/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian determiners
- Indonesian adverbs
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/əbih
- Rhymes:Malay/bih
- Rhymes:Malay/ih
- Rhymes:Malay/eh
- Rhymes:Malay/eh/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay adverbs
- Malay terms with usage examples
- Malay degree adverbs