lah

See also: LAH, -lah, and lah-

WOTD – 9 August 2015

English

Etymology 1

An anglicised spelling of la.

Noun

lah ‎(uncountable)

1. (music) Alternative spelling of la

Etymology 2

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

From Malay lah or Mandarin 啦 ‎(la) and 了 ‎(le)

Particle

lah

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Placed at the end of a phrase or sentence either for emphasis or reassurance.

   Don’t think so much lah! (Don’t overanalyze.)

   It’s okay lah. (It’s all right. Don’t worry about it.)

   • 1978, Leong Choon Cheong, Youth in the Army, Singapore: Federal Publications, OCLC 6144357, page 75:

     Don’t know lah […] this is very hard to say.

   • 1994, C. S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, Singapore: Times Books International, ISBN 978-981-204-312-2, page 58:

     Oh well, it was xiong, but overall OK, lah.

   • 2000 April 2, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times (Singapore), page 14:

     ‘No, lah!’ he says with a wave of his hand. […] ‘No need, lah! People in the industry know me. […] ’

   • 2001 February 23, Susan Long, “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”, in The Straits Times (Singapore), page H12:

     His says his attitude then, as it still is, was: ‘Try lah, won’t go wrong one lah.’

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Malay

Etymology

From Mandarin 啦 ‎(la).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lah/

Particle

lah

1. Final particle indicating an imperative, reassurance or emphasis.

   Saya ada di sini lah. (I'm here.)

   Kau ni bodoh betul lah! (You are so stupid!)

   Diam lah! (Shut up!)

   Pergi sana lah! (Go there!)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz.

Adjective

lāh

1. low

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	lāga	lāge	lāge	lāgan			nom.	lāh	lāh	lāgu	lāge	lāgu, -e	lāga, -e
accusative	lāgan	lāge	lāgan				acc.	lāgne	lāh	lāge	lāge	lāgu, -e	lāga, -e
genitive	lāgan			lāgra, lāgena			gen.	lāges	lāges	lāgre	lāgra
dative	lāgan			lāgum			dat.	lāgum	lāgum	lāgre	lāgum
							instrumental	lāge