lelah

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay lelah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈlah/ [ləˈlah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: le‧lah

Adjective

lelah (comparative lebih lelah, superlative paling lelah)

1. tired (in need of rest or sleep)

Derived terms

• berlelah
• berlelah-lelah
• kelelahan
• melelahkan
• memperlelah
• selelah
• semelelahkan
• terlelah

• lelah hati
• lelah jerih
• lelah payah
• lelah tempur

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈlah/ [ləˈlah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: le‧lah

Verb

lelah (active melelah, reflexive passive terlelah, ordinary passive dilelah, imperative lelah, emphatic-jussive lelahlah)

1. (rare) to chase

   Synonym: mengejar

Further reading

• “lelah”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləlah/
• Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah

Adjective

lelah (Jawi spelling للاه, comparative lebih lelah, superlative paling lelah)

1. tired (in need of rest or sleep)

See also

• habis
• letih
• mengantuk
• ngantuk
• penat

Further reading

• "lelah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017