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dah.

good, okay

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

intj[ˈdah]
  1. good, okay

Where this word comes from

Clipping of sudah, from Malay dah. In the interjection sense, false cognate of Russian да (da, “yes”).

intj[ˈdah]
  1. bye, good bye

Where this word comes from

From Dutch dag (“goodbye”), from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. This word was originally spelled dag as in Dutch, but the final -g is replaced by -h and the form becomes archaic, but not in the word mag, were it always pronounced with final /h/ or /x/.

particle[ˈdah]
  1. perfective aspect

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Clipping of sudah, from Malay dah. In the interjection sense, false cognate of Russian да (da, “yes”).

noun[ˈdah]
  1. service, duty

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay dah. Compare to Old Javanese dadah (“sacrifice”).

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