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alah.

defeated

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈalah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.lah]Standard-Indonesian

  1. defeated

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay alah, from Proto-Malayic *alah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaq. Doublet of kalah.

intj/ˈalah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.lah]Standard-Indonesian

  1. huh (an interjection to express unconcerned chalence)

verb/ˈalah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.lah]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to dam (to block the flow of water)

    uncommon
verb/ˈalah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.lah]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to die

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay alah, from Proto-Malayic *alah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaq. Doublet of kalah.

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