boleh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay boleh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bo.leh/

Verb

boleh

can (to be able to)
can (may)
may (to have permission to)

Synonyms

bisa

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

membolehkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
bolehan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
memperbolehkan [causative passive + agent focus + causative benefactive] (peR- + meN- + -kan)
kebolehan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Other derivations and compound words:

seboleh-bolehnya

Malay

Alternative forms

bulih (obsolete form)

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /boleh/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bolɪh/
Rhymes: -oleh, -leh, -eh

Verb

boleh (Jawi spelling بوليه‎)

can (to be able to)
Saya boleh menyanyi. ― I can sing.
can (may)
may (to have permission to)

Synonyms

(to be able to): dapat, mampu, berkeupayaan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

membolehkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
kebolehan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Other derivations and compound words:

seboleh-bolehnya (“as far as possible”)
boleh jadi (“maybe”)
boleh terima (“acceptance; admissibility”)
boleh ubah (“variable”)

Descendants

Indonesian: boleh

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