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Iban
Etymology
From Malay ubah.
Verb
ubah
- (intransitive) to change (to become something different)
- (transitive) to change (to make something into something different)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ubah. Ultimately from Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ubah (root imperative úbah, active transitive mengubah, active intransitive berubah, ordinary passive diubah, adversative passive terubah)
- to change:
- (transitive) to make something into something different
- (intransitive) to become something different
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ubah (meng-, ber-, absolute transitive, irregular alternative forms)
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ubah
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Active
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Involuntary
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Passive
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Basic /
Imperative
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Jussive
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mengubah, merubah, berubah
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terubah
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diubah, dirubah
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ubah, rubah
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ubahlah, rubahlah
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Causative
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memperubah
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diperubah
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perubah
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1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some alternative forms are from rubah, a rebracketing of berubah (not related to rubah (“fox”)).
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
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Synonyms
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Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit उभा (ubhā, “to erect”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ubah (Jawi spelling اوبه)
- (intransitive) to change (to become something different)
- (transitive) to change (to make something into something different)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
Further reading