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

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• 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. (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, 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