lahir
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay zahir, lahir, from Classical Malay ظاهير (zahir), لاهير (lahir), from Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir).[1] Doublet of zahir.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlahir/ [ˈla.hɪr]
- Rhymes: -ahir
- Syllabification: la‧hir
Verb
lahir
- to be born
- Saya lahir pada tahun 2004.
- I was born in the year 2004.
Noun
lahir (plural lahir-lahir)
Adjective
lahir (comparative lebih lahir, superlative paling lahir)
Derived terms
- kelahiran
- melahirkan
- terlahir
- hari lahir
- lahir batin
- lahir dini
- lahir hidup
- lahir lotus
- lahir mati
- lahir muda
- lahir prematur
References
Further reading
- “lahir”, 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
From Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir), mostly displaced beranak and peranak. Doublet of zahir.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ir
Verb
lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير)
- to be born
- Synonyms: diperanakkan, (of royals and prophets) diputerakan, diputerikan
- (figurative) to emerge
Derived terms
Noun
lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير, uncountable)
- appearance
- Synonym: penampakan
- countenance, mien
- Synonyms: muka, riak
Adjective
lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير, comparative lebih lahir, superlative paling lahir)
- clear, visible
- (uncommon) physical in the material sense, corporeal; tangible, palpable, manifest
- exterior, outward
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لاهر lahir”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 594
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “lahir”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 5
Further reading
- "lahir" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017