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Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown, probably from Hindi कलह (kalah, “conflict, strife, squabble”), from Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kalah
- conquered, subdued, lose
- Synonym: takluk
Mereka selalu kalah di final.- They always lose in the final.
- not as (something) as
Rumahnya kalah besar dengan tetangganya.- His house not as big as his neighbor.
- lost
- Synonym: rugi
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probally from PMP *walaq”)
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walaq with prefix Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kalah (Jawi spelling کاله)
- defeated
Further reading
West Makian
Etymology
From Indonesian kalah.
Pronunciation
Verb
kalah
- (intransitive) to lose, to be defeated
Conjugation
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics