lihat

See also: líhat

Big Nambas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liɣat/

Noun

lihat

1. night

   Amatu uidua al nəmahan a mlin imahei tam'a ipauei lihat.

   They had better not put a window in the chief's house, lest a devil carry him off at night .

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Finnish

Noun

lihat

1. nominative plural of liha

Anagrams

• Halti, Lahti, halit, hilat, lahti, lihta

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• liat (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lihat, from Proto-Malayic *lihat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.hat̚/
• Rhymes: -hat̚, -at̚, -t̚
• Hyphenation: li‧hat

Verb

lihat (active melihat, passive dilihat)

1. (transitive) to see
   1. to perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight

      Aku melihat seekor kucing tidur di sana.

      I saw a cat sleeping there.

   2. to witness or observe by personal experience

      Synonym: saksikan

   3. to make a call upon; to visit

      Synonym: kunjungi

      Aku mau pergi untuk melihat kawanku.

      I want to go to see my friend.

   4. to ensure that something happens, especially by personally witnessing it

      Aku lihat dia baik-baik saja di minggu kemarin.

      I saw he was fine last week.

   5. to determine by trial or experiment; to find out

      Synonym: cari tahu

      Kita lihat saja nanti siapa pemenangnya.

      We will see later who the winner is.

   6. to examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative

      Bolehkah aku melihat telepon barumu?

      Can I see your new phone?

   7. (used in the imperative) to reference or to study for further details

      Lihat halaman ini untuk petunjuk lebih lanjut.

      See this page for further instructions.

2. (transitive, colloquial) to look (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)

   Synonym: pandangi

3. (transitive, colloquial) to stare (to look fixedly)

   Synonym: tatap

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berlihat-lihatan
• kelihatan
• kelihatannya
• lihat-lihat
• lihati
• lihatkan
• pelihat
• pelihatan
• penglihat
• penglihatan
• perlihatkan
• terlihat

 

Compound terms

• lihat dengar

 

Further reading

• “melihat” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lihat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lihat/
• Rhymes: -ihat, -hat, -at

• Audio (MY):

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Verb

lihat (Jawi spelling ليهت)

1. (transitive) to look (to try to see)
2. (transitive) to see (perceive with the eyes)
3. (transitive) to watch (to observe)

   Kucing itu melihat saya.

   The cat is looking at me.

Synonyms

• nampak
• pandang
• saksi
• tatap
• tengok
• tonton

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelihat [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• kelihatan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• lihat-lihat [reduplication] (redup)
• kelihatan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• perlihat [causative passive] (peR-)
• lihatkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• lihati [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• melihat [agent focus] (meN-)
• dilihat [patient focus] (di-)
• terlihat [agentless action] (teR-)
• memperlihatkan (“to show”) [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lihat (inherited)

Further reading

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