perlebar

Affixation of per- +‎ lebar.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /pə(r)ˈleba(r)/ [pə(r)ˈle.ba(r)]

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  • Rhymes: -eba(r), -a(r)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pərˈlebar/ [pərˈle.bar]

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  • Rhymes: -ebar, -ar
• Hyphenation: per‧le‧bar

perlebar (Jawi spelling ڤرليبر, formal active memperlebar, 3rd person passive diperlebar)

1. (transitive) To widen something.

   Tindakan memperlebar jalan bagi menampung peningkatan trafik tidak cerdik sebenarnya.

   Widening the road to adapt to an increase in traffic isn't smart actually.

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