kelahi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelahi, from Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈlahi]
• Hyphenation: kê‧la‧hi

Noun

kelahi (first-person possessive kelahiku, second-person possessive kelahimu, third-person possessive kelahinya)

1. fight,
   1. a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
   2. a conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.

Affixed terms

• berkelahi
• memperkelahikan
• perkelahian

 

Further reading

• “kelahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.