kalah
Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown, probably from Hindi कलह (kalah, “conflict, strife, squabble”), from Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkalah]
- Hyphenation: ka‧lah
Adjective
kalah
- conquered, subdued, lose
- Mereka selalu kalah di final.
- They always lose in the final.
- Synonym: takluk
- not as (something) as
- Rumahnya kalah besar dengan tetangganya.
- His house not as big as his neighbor.
- lost
- Synonym: rugi
Derived terms
Terms derived from kalah
- kekalahan
- mengalah
- mengalahkan
- terkalahkan
Further reading
- “kalah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probally from PMP *walaq”)From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walaq with prefix Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalah/
- Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah
Adjective
kalah (Jawi spelling کاله)
- defeated
Further reading
- “kalah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
West Makian
Etymology
From Indonesian kalah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.l̪ah/
Verb
kalah
- (intransitive) to lose, to be defeated
Conjugation
Conjugation of kalah (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | takalah | makalah | akalah | |
2nd person | nakalah | fakalah | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ikalah | dakalah | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nakalah, kalah | fakalah, kalah |
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics