kulah
See also: külah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkulah/
- Hyphenation: ku‧lah
- Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
Etymology 1
From Malay kolah, from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “jug, jar, pitcher”), from Aramaic קוּלְתָא (qulləṯā).
Noun
kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)
- water tank
- small pond
- (dialect) bathroom (Java)
- Synonym: kamar mandi
Alternative forms
- kolah
Etymology 2
From Malay kulah, from Persian کلاه (kolah, “hat, cap; head-gear; crown”).[1]
Noun
kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)
- a kind of helmet, headgear
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)
- a kind of mango
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144
Further reading
- “kulah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.