lebuh

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləbuəh]
• Hyphenation: le‧buh

Conjunction

lebuh

1. when

Preposition

lebuh

1. during

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈbuh/ [ləˈbʊh]
• Rhymes: -uh
• Syllabification: le‧buh

Noun

lêbuh (plural lebuh-lebuh)

1. (road transport, rare) street, main road, thoroughfare
2. (road transport, rare) boulevard

Derived terms

• melebuhkan

• lebuh raya

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Osing [Term?] (cognate of Javanese ꦊꦧꦸꦃ (lebuh, “uncultivated land; road; rubbish dump”)), from Old Javanese lĕbuh (“open space (road or square) in town or village”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈbuh/ [ləˈbʊh]
• Rhymes: -uh
• Syllabification: le‧buh

Noun

lêbuh (plural lebuh-lebuh)

1. final waste disposal site, landfill

   Synonym: tempat pembuangan akhir

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dairi Batak [Term?]

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈbuh/ [ləˈbʊh]
• Rhymes: -uh
• Syllabification: le‧buh

Noun

lêbuh (plural lebuh-lebuh)

1. abandoned village

Further reading

• “lebuh”, 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

Pronunciation

• (Johor, Penang) IPA^(key): /ləˈboh/ [ləˈboh]

• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ləˈbuh/ [ləˈbuh]
• Hyphenation: le‧buh

Noun

lebuh (Jawi spelling لبوه, plural lebuh-lebuh or lebuh²)

1. avenue

Derived terms

• lebuh raya
• lebuh raya bebas (“freeway”)
• lebuh raya ekspres (“expressway”)
• lebuh raya kereta (“motorway”)

Further reading

• “lebuh”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017