lebé

Sundanese

Etymology

From Malay lebai, from Classical Malay لباي (lĕbai), from Tamil லப்பை (lappai), a name of a trading community.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləˈbɛ]
• Hyphenation: le‧bé

Noun

lebé or ᮜᮨᮘᮦ • (lebé)

1. (Islam, religion) mosque official
2. (Islam, religion) village official in charge of Muslim religious affairs (e.g. marriage or death)
3. a pious man

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• Danadibrata, R.A. (2006) Kamus Basa Sunda, Bandung: Kiblat