adakah

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ada +‎ -kah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adakah/, /adəkah/
• Rhymes: -kah, -ah

Pronoun

adakah (Jawi spelling اداکه)

1. Question pronoun used to inquire about the truth of a statement.

   Synonym: apakah

   • 2019, Abu Hassan Morad, Mencari Kasih:

     Adakah dia selamat?

     Is it that he is safe?

Verb

adakah (Jawi spelling اداکه)

1. Interrogative of ada (to have, to possess).

   Awak adakah komputer riba?

   Do you have a laptop?

Further reading

• “adakah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.