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

   Mereka selalu kalah di final.

   They always lose in the final.

   Synonym: takluk

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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalah/
• Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah

Adjective

kalah (Jawi spelling کاله‎, plural kalah-kalah)

1. defeated

Further reading

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