lewat

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• liwat (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lewat, from Proto-Malayic *liwat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlewat/ [ˈle.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ewat
• Syllabification: le‧wat

Verb

léwat

1. to pass

   Synonyms: berlalu, (rare) lalu

   1. to go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past

      Synonym: (transitive) lewati

   2. (of time) to elapse, to be spent

Preposition

léwat

1. through
   1. entering, then later leaving

      Synonyms: melalui, melewati

   2. by means of; via

      Synonyms: melalui, via

2. (of time) past (any number of minutes after the last hour)

Derived terms

• berlewatan
• kelewat
• kelewatan
• lewati
• lewatkan
• selewat
• terlewat

 

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *liwat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat (compare Javanese liwat and Maori rewa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlewat/ [ˈle.wat̪]
• Rhymes: -ewat

Verb

léwat (Jawi spelling ليوات)

1. to pass by; to pass over

Adjective

léwat (Jawi spelling ليوات)

1. late

Further reading

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