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olah.

manner, action, act; especially of something bad

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈolah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈo.lah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. manner, action, act; especially of something bad

    dialectal · obsolete
  2. trick; prank

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay olah, further etymology is unknown. Doublet of ulah. The verbal sense is perhaps a semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦺꦴꦭꦃ (olah, “to prepare”, literally “to practice”).

verb/ˈolah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈo.lah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to process

    dialectal · obsolete
    Mereka mengolah daging itu menjadi bakso.
    Data sedang diolah.
  2. to treat

    dialectal · obsolete
  3. to prepare, to manufacture

    dialectal · obsolete
  4. to cultivate, to till

    dialectal · obsolete
  5. to work on something

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay olah, further etymology is unknown. Doublet of ulah. The verbal sense is perhaps a semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦺꦴꦭꦃ (olah, “to prepare”, literally “to practice”).

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