lebih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq. Cognate with Javanese luwih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈbɪh/
• Hyphenation: lê‧bih

Adverb

lebih

1. more, more than

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berlebih [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• lebih-lebih [reduplication] (redup)
• terlebih [agentless action] (teR-)
• kelebihan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• melebih [agent focus] (meN-)
• melebihi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berlebihan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
• melebihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kerlebihan
• lebihnya
• selebihnya

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

Further reading

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