dalih

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dalih.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: da‧lih

Noun

dalih (first-person possessive dalihku, second-person possessive dalihmu, third-person possessive dalihnya)

  1. pretext
    Pungutan itu dilakukan dengan dalih untuk dana kesejahteraan
    The levy was carried out under the pretext of welfare funds
  2. excuse, quibble

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Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih, informal 1st possessive dalihku, 2nd possessive dalihmu, 3rd possessive dalihnya)

  1. pretext
  2. excuse, quibble

Derived terms

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