lelah
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈlah/ [ləˈlah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: le‧lah
Adjective
lelah (comparative lebih lelah, superlative paling lelah)
- tired (in need of rest or sleep)
Derived terms
- berlelah
- berlelah-lelah
- kelelahan
- melelahkan
- memperlelah
- selelah
- semelelahkan
- terlelah
- lelah hati
- lelah jerih
- lelah payah
- lelah tempur
Etymology 2
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈlah/ [ləˈlah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: le‧lah
Verb
lelah (active melelah, reflexive passive terlelah, ordinary passive dilelah, imperative lelah, emphatic-jussive lelahlah)
Further reading
- “lelah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləlah/
- Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
Adjective
lelah (Jawi spelling للاه, comparative lebih lelah, superlative paling lelah)
- tired (in need of rest or sleep)
See also
Further reading
- "lelah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017