lebih
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq (“excess, surplus”). Cognate with Minangkabau labiah, Javanese luwih, Tagalog labì (“fragment, remnant, remains”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈbih/ [ləˈbɪh]
- Rhymes: -ih
- Syllabification: le‧bih
Adverb
lêbih
- more, to a greater degree or extent
- Aku lebih suka dendeng dibanding rendang.
- I like jerky more than rendang.
- more (used to mark comparative adjective)
- lebih dingin ― colder, more cold
- Dia lebih kaya daripada kamu.
- He is richer than you.
Derived terms
- berkelebihan
- berlebih
- berlebih-lebih
- berlebih-lebihan
- berlebihan
- kelebihan
- lebih-lebih
- lebihan
- melebih
- melebih-lebihi
- melebih-lebihkan
- melebihi
- melebihkan
- selebihnya
- terlebih
- terlebih-lebih
- lebih dahulu
- lebih jauh
- lebih kurang
- lebih lagi
Further reading
- “lebih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lebiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Malay
Etymology
Inherited 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
- Hyphenation: le‧bih
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:
- 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.