"-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. Used on modal verbs and adverbs in questions. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kah-id-suffix-7muk4md9 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. Used on interrogative words to indicate emphasis. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kah-id-suffix-bSKVoLdv

Download JSON data for -kah meaning in Indonesian (1.0kB)

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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay -kah.",
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        ]
      ],
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    "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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          "question",
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        ]
      ],
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        "Used on interrogative words to indicate emphasis."
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