lebuh raya
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of lebuh (“street, main road, thoroughfare; boulevard”) + raya (“great”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˌbuh ˈraja/ [ləˌbʊh ˈra.ja]
- Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: le‧buh ra‧ya
Noun
[edit]lêbuh raya (plural lebuh-lebuh raya, first-person possessive lebuh rayaku, second-person possessive lebuh rayamu, third-person possessive lebuh rayanya)
- (road transport, rare) avenue
- Synonyms: parama marga, lebuh raya, jalan raya
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of lebuh (“avenue”) + raya (“big”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): /ləˈboh ˈraja/ [ləˈboh ˈra.ja]
Noun
[edit]lebuh raya (Jawi spelling لبوه راي, plural lebuh-lebuh raya, informal 1st possessive lebuh rayaku, 2nd possessive lebuh rayamu, 3rd possessive lebuh rayanya)
Derived terms
[edit]- lebuh raya ekspres (“expressway”)
- lebuh raya kereta (“motorway”)
- lebuh raya bebas (“freeway”)
Further reading
[edit]- “lebuh raya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.