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

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of pilih (meng-, intransitive)
Root	pilih
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	memilih	terpilih	dipilih	pilih	pilihlah
Locative	memilihi	terpilihi	dipilihi	pilihi	pilihilah
Causative / Applicative1	memilihkan	terpilihkan	dipilihkan	pilihkan	pilihkanlah
	Causative
Active	memperpilih	terperpilih	diperpilih	perpilih	perpilihlah
Locative	memperpilihi	terperpilihi	diperpilihi	perpilihi	perpilihilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperpilihkan	terperpilihkan	diperpilihkan	perpilihkan	perpilihkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Terms derived from pilih

• dipilih
• memilih
• pemilih
• pemilihan
• pilihan
• terpilih

References

• “pilih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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. (transitive, intransitive) 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, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “pilih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Verb

pilih

1. to choose