alah
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *alah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaq. Compare Malay alah, kalah.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alah
Derived terms edit
Karelian edit
| North Karelian (Viena) |
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| South Karelian (Tver) |
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Etymology edit
Illative of ala-, from Proto-Finnic *ala. Akin to dialectal Finnish alaan and Ingrian allaa.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
alah
References edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walaq. Compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiR and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaR.
Noun edit
alah (plural alah-alahan, informal 1st possessive alahku, 2nd possessive alahmu, 3rd possessive alahnya)
Verb edit
alah
- (intransitive) to be worsted
- (intransitive) to lose (in a game)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- beralah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- beralahan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
- mengalah [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengalahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- mengalahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- teralahkan [agentless action + causative benefactive] (teR- + -kan)
- alahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
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Noun edit
alah (plural alahké)
- sibling (brother or sister) (of the opposite sex)
- first cousin, father's brother's daughter (male speaker)
- first cousin, mother's sister's daughter (male speaker)
Inflection edit
possessives of alah