polah
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay polah, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Adjective edit
polah
- extravagant
- Synonym: mewah
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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.
Noun edit
polah (plural polah-polah, first-person possessive polahku, second-person possessive polahmu, third-person possessive polahnya)
- conduct, behaviour
- Synonyms: perbuatan, perilaku, tingkah laku
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “polah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
polah
- Romanization of ꦥꦺꦴꦭꦃ
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Affixed pa- + ulah. Doublet of pola.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polah
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Tenggarong Kutai Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Javanese polah (“doings, undertaking”).
Verb edit
polah
- to make