pilih

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pilɪh/

Verb

pilih

1. to choose (to pick; to make the choice)
2. 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)

1. to choose (to pick; to make the choice)
2. to choose (to elect)

Derived terms

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

References

• “pilih”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

pilih

1. 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)

1. (transitive) to choose (to pick; to make a choice)
2. (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 [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "pilih" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Verb

pilih

1. to choose