lebih
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq. Cognate with Javanese luwih.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berlebih [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- lebih-lebih [reduplication] (redup)
- terlebih [agentless action] (teR-)
- kelebihan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- melebih [agent focus] (meN-)
- melebihi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- berlebihan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
- melebihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- kerlebihan
- lebihnya
- selebihnya
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]
Adverb
lebih (Jawi spelling لبيه)
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:
- lebihnya
- selebihnya
Descendants
- Indonesian: lebih
Further reading
- “lebih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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