lebih-lebihkan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From lebih +‎ -kan with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lə.bɪh.ləˈbɪh.kan/
  • Rhymes: -kan
  • Hyphenation: lê‧bih‧lê‧bih‧kan

Verb

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lêbih-lêbihkan (active melebih-lebihkan, passive dilebih-lebihkan)

  1. (transitive) to exaggerate (to overstate; to describe more than the fact)
    Synonym: besar-besarkan