lebih

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, -ɪh, -h
• Hyphenation: lê‧bih

Determiner

lêbih

1. more (bigger, stronger, or more valuable)

Adverb

lêbih

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

   Synonyms: makin, semakin

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berkelebihan
• berlebih
• berlebih-lebih
• berlebih-lebihan
• berlebihan
• kelebihan
• lebih-lebih
• lebih-lebihi
• lebih-lebihkan
• lebihan
• melebih
• selebihnya
• terlebih
• terlebih-lebih

 

Compound terms

• lebih dahulu
• lebih jauh
• lebih kurang
• lebih lagi

 

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)

1. 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:

• lebihnya
• selebihnya

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lebih (inherited)

Further reading

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