lihat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liɣat/

Noun

lihat

1. night

   Amatu uidua al nəmahan a mlin imahei tam'a ipauei lihat.

   They had better not put a window in the chief's house, lest a devil carry him off at night .

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Noun

lihat

1. nominative plural of liha

Anagrams

• Halti, Lahti, halit, hilat, lahti, lihta

Alternative forms

• liat (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lihat, from Proto-Malayic *lihat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.hat̚/
• Rhymes: -hat̚
• Hyphenation: li‧hat
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

lihat (active melihat, passive dilihat)

1. (transitive) to see
   1. to perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight

      Aku melihat seekor kucing tidur di sana.

      I saw a cat sleeping there.

   2. to witness or observe by personal experience
   3. to make a call upon; to visit

      Aku mau pergi untuk melihat kawanku.

      I want to go to see my friend.

   4. to ensure that something happens, especially by personally witnessing it

      Aku lihat dia baik-baik saja di minggu kemarin.

      I saw he was fine last week.

   5. to determine by trial or experiment; to find out

      Kita lihat saja nanti siapa pemenangnya.

      We will see later who the winner is.

   6. to examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative

      Bolehkah aku melihat telepon barumu?

      Can I see your new phone?

   7. (used in the imperative) to reference or to study for further details

      Lihat halaman ini untuk petunjuk lebih lanjut.

      See this page for further instructions.

2. (transitive, colloquial except in some affixations and compounds) to look (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)

   Synonym: pandangi

3. (transitive, colloquial) to stare (to look fixedly)

   Synonym: tatap

Further reading

• “melihat” 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.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lihat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [li.hat]
• Rhymes: -hat, -at

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Verb

lihat (Jawi spelling ليهت, active melihat, 3rd person passive dilihat)

1. To look at.

   Synonyms: pandang, tengok

   Adam sedang melihat telefonnya sekarang.

   Adam is looking at his phone now.

2. To tell the future, to prophesy.

   Synonyms: tilik, ramal, tengok

   Adam melihat nasib kawannya.

   Adam prophesied his friend's future.

3. To perceive, to see.

   Synonym: pandang

   Adam dilihat tidak cukup kuat untuk mengangkatnya.

   Adam was seen as being not strong enough to lift that.

4. To visit.

   Synonyms: lawat, ziarahi, tengok

   Adam pergi melihat neneknya sempena hari raya.

   Adam went to visit his grandma while eid.

Further reading

• “lihat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.