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polah.

extravagant

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpolah/
  1. extravagant

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay polah, from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈpolah/
  1. conduct, behaviour

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦺꦴꦭꦃ (polah, “action, motion; to move”), from Old Javanese polah (“conduct, behaviour, doings, undertaking”) (cf. pa- + ulah, hence equivalent to peng- + olah/ulah). Doublet of pola.

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