kalah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalah, from Proto-Malayic *kalah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalaq, which is derived from *alaq with the prefix *ka-. Surface analysis ke- +‎ alah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lah/
• Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: ka‧lah

Adjective

kalah

1. defeated

   Synonym: (uncommon) alah

   Antonym: menang

Verb

kalah

1. (intransitive) to lose

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• kalahkan
• kekalahan
• mengalah
• pengalah
• terkalahkan

Further reading

• “kalah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaq with prefix Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kalah (Jawi spelling کاله, comparative lebih kalah, superlative paling kalah)

1. defeated

Further reading

• "kalah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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