lebah

Indonesian

lebah (“bee”)

Etymology

From Malay lebah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈbah/ [ləˈbah]

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• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: le‧bah

Noun

lêbah (plural lebah-lebah)

1. bee

   Hypernym: serangga

Derived terms

• lebah bergantung
• lebah madu (“honeybee”)

See also

• madu (“honey”)
• tabuhan (“hornet”)

Further reading

• “lebah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compare Toba Batak loba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.bah/
• Rhymes: -bah, -ah

Noun

lebah (Jawi spelling لبه, plural lebah-lebah or lebah²)

1. bee (insect)

   Hypernym: serangga

Derived terms

• lebah bergantung
• lebah madu (“honeybee”)
• seperti lebah, mulut bawa madu, pantat bawa sengat

Descendants

• Indonesian: lebah

See also

• madu (“honey”)
• penyengat (“wasp”)
• tebuan (“hornet”)

Further reading

• "lebah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• “lebah”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN