lebai

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay lebai (“someone who knows a lot about religion, a religious expert”). The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues, carried over from Malay-language usage. === Noun === lebai (plural lebais) (Malaysia, derogatory, slang, Islam, religion) A very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner. (Malaysia, derogatory, Malaysian politics, Internet slang) A member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), esp. one who behaves in a hypocritical manner. (Malaysia, derogatory, Malaysian politics, Internet slang, by extension) A supporter of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === lebé (Jakarta) labai (West Sumatra) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈbai̯/ [ləˈbai̯] Rhymes: -ai̯ Syllabification: le‧bai === Etymology 1 === From Malay lebai, from Classical Malay لباي (lĕbai), from Tamil லப்பை (lappai), a name of a trading community. ==== Noun ==== lêbai (plural lebai-lebai) (Islam, religion) mosque official (Islam, religion) village official in charge of Muslim religious affairs registrar; keeper of records ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Corruption from lebih, where the second syllable pronounced in a pseudo-English way. lêbai (comparative lebih lebai, superlative paling lebai) (colloquial) overdone, corny ==== Alternative forms ==== lebay (nonstandard) === References === === Further reading === “lebai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Tamil லப்பை (lappai), a name of a trading community. The Tamil word originally meant "here I am", as a term of address for people who converted to Islam. See Labbay for more information. The extended sense of "a supporter or member of the Malaysian Islamic Party" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ləˈbaj/ [ləˈbai̯] Rhymes: -bai̯, -ai̯ === Noun === lebai (Jawi spelling لباي, plural lebai-lebai or lebai2) (Islam, religion) expert in Islam (Islam, religion) devout Muslim (slang, derogatory) someone who forces people to follow a more conservative attitude; conservative know-it-all. (derogatory, Malaysian politics, Internet slang) member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), esp. one who behaves in a hypocritical manner. (derogatory, Malaysian politics, Internet slang, by extension) supporter of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) 2021, Utusan[1] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: lêbai → English: lebai === References === === Further reading === "lebai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017