polah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpolah/
- Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
- Hyphenation: po‧lah
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay polah, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Adjective
polah
- extravagant
- Synonym: mewah
Derived terms
- berpolah-polah
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦺꦴꦭꦃ (polah, “action, motion; to move”), from Old Javanese polah (“conduct, behaviour, doings, undertaking”) (cf. pa- + ulah, hence equivalent to peng- + olah/ulah). Doublet of pola.
Noun
polah (plural polah-polah, first-person possessive polahku, second-person possessive polahmu, third-person possessive polahnya)
- conduct, behaviour
- Synonyms: perbuatan, perilaku, tingkah laku
Derived terms
- polah tingkah
Further reading
- “polah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
polah
- Romanization of ꦥꦺꦴꦭꦃ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed pa- + ulah. Doublet of pola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /polah/
Noun
polah
- conduct, behaviour, doings, undertaking
Derived terms
- apopolahan
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦥꦺꦴꦭꦃ (polah, “action, motion; to move”)
- → Indonesian: polah (“conduct, behaviour”)
- → Tenggarong Kutai Malay: polah (“to make”)
Tenggarong Kutai Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Javanese polah (“doings, undertaking”).
Verb
polah
- to make