Indonesian

Verb

pilih ‎(used in the form memilih)

1. to choose (to elect)
2. to choose (to pick)

Derived terms

• dipilihkan
• memilih
• memilihkan
• pemilih
• pemilihan
• pilihan
• pilihkan
• pilihkanlah
• terpilih

Malay

Alternative forms

• pileh
• ڤيليه

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pilih (compare Indonesian pilih), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare Ilocano pili, Maori whiri, Tagalog pili, Tongan fili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pileh/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pilɪh/
• Rhymes: -ileh, -leh, -eh

Verb

pilih ‎(Jawi spelling ڤيليه, used in the form memilih)

1. to choose (to elect)
2. to choose (to pick)

Derived terms