lebih

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq.

Cognates

Cognate with Minangkabau labiah, Javanese luwih.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ləˈbɪh/
Rhymes: -bɪh
Hyphenation: lê‧bih

Determiner

lêbih

more (bigger, stronger, or more valuable)

Adverb

lêbih

more
1. to a greater degree or extent
3. used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs

Derived terms

Affixed terms

Compound terms

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq. Cognate with Javanese luwih.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ləbih/
Rhymes: -əbih, -bih, -ih
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ləbɪh, -beh, be̞h]
Rhymes: -eh

Adverb

lebih (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

Affixed 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

> Indonesian: lebih (inherited)

Further reading

“lebih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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