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-. Doublet of alah.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kalah

1. defeated

   Synonym: (uncommon) alah

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• kalahkan
• kekalahan
• mengalah
• pengalah
• 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 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)

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