pilih

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pilih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pilɪh/

Verb

pilih

to choose (to pick; to make the choice)
to choose (to elect)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pilih, Proto-Malayic *pilih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpilih/ [ˈpi.lɪh]
Rhymes: -ilih
Syllabification: pi‧lih

Verb

pilih (active memilih, passive dipilih)

to choose (to pick; to make the choice)
to choose (to elect)

Derived terms

pemilih (“chooser, electer”)
pemilihan (“choosing, election”)
pilihan (“choice, option”)
terpilih (“choosed, elected, elected”)

References

“pilih” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

pilih

romanization of ꦥꦶꦭꦶꦃ

Malay

Alternative forms

(pre-1972 standard) pileh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pilih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pilih/, [pileh]
Rhymes: -lih, -ih

Verb

pilih (Jawi spelling ڤيليه)

(transitive) to choose (to pick; to make a choice)
(ambitransitive) to choose (to elect)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pemilih [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
pemilihan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
pilihan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
pilih-pilih [reduplication] (redup)
pilihkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
memilih [agent focus] (meN-)
memilihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
dipilih [patient focus] (di-)
dipilihkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
terpilih [agentless action] (teR-)
berpilih-berpilih [stative / habitual + reduplication] (beR- + redup)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

memilih-milih (“choosy”)
pilihan raya (“election”)

Descendants

Indonesian: pilih

References

"pilih" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“pilih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Verb

pilih

to choose