perlebar

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of per- +‎ lebar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pə(r).le.ba(r)]
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  • Hyphenation: per‧le‧bar

Verb

perlebar (Jawi spelling ڤرليبر, formal active memperlebar, 3rd person passive diperlebar)

  1. (transitive) To widen something.
    Tindakan memperlebar jalan bagi menampung peningkatan trafik tidak cerdik sebenarnya.
    Widening the road to adapt to an increase in traffic isn't smart actually.

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