"-kah" meaning in Indonesian

See -kah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [kah]
Etymology: From Malay -kah. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|-kah}} Malay -kah Head templates: {{head|id|suffix}} -kah
  1. added to modal verbs and adverbs in questions Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kah-id-suffix-H3aFFZBC Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 16 37 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 17 38 2 3
  2. added to interrogative words for emphasis Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kah-id-suffix-xfupFNS6 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 16 37 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 17 38 2 3
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "-kah"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay -kah",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay -kah.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-kah",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kah"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 16 37 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 17 38 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Can I go to sleep?",
          "text": "Bisakah saya tidur?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to modal verbs and adverbs in questions"
      ],
      "id": "en--kah-id-suffix-H3aFFZBC",
      "links": [
        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb#English"
        ],
        [
          "adverbs",
          "adverbs#English"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 16 37 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 17 38 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to interrogative words for emphasis"
      ],
      "id": "en--kah-id-suffix-xfupFNS6",
      "links": [
        [
          "interrogative words",
          "question word#English"
        ],
        [
          "emphasis",
          "emphasis#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kah]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kah"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian suffixes",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "-kah"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay -kah",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay -kah.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-kah",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kah"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Can I go to sleep?",
          "text": "Bisakah saya tidur?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to modal verbs and adverbs in questions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb#English"
        ],
        [
          "adverbs",
          "adverbs#English"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "added to interrogative words for emphasis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "interrogative words",
          "question word#English"
        ],
        [
          "emphasis",
          "emphasis#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kah]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kah"
}

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