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

1. conquered, subdued, lose

   Synonym: takluk

   Mereka selalu kalah di final.

   They always lose in the final.

2. not as (something) as

   Rumahnya kalah besar dengan tetangganya.

   His house not as big as his neighbor.

3. lost

   Synonym: rugi

Derived terms

Terms derived from kalah

• kekalahan
• mengalah
• mengalahkan
• terkalahkan

Further reading

• “kalah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — 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)

1. 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

1. (intransitive) to lose, to be defeated

Conjugation

Conjugation of kalah (action verb)
		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^[1], Pacific linguistics