lebe

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lebe

  1. inflection of leben:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈbɛ/
  • Hyphenation: le‧be

Adverb

lebé

  1. more (to a greater degree or extent)
    Dorang lebe tau.
    They know more.
  2. more, comparative marker
    Ta lebe sanang kalo bakudapa deng dia.
    I would be more happy if I met him.
    Kita lebe bae bailang da.
    I'd rather just disappear.

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lebiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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