"dalih" meaning in Malay

See dalih in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: داليه [Jawi], dalih-dalih [plural], dalih² [plural]
Rhymes: -eh Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”). See also Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*dalih||be the reason for an action}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”), {{cog|tl|dahil|t=because; reason}} Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=داليه}} dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih or dalih²)
  1. pretext
    Sense id: en-dalih-ms-noun-3OKtVLhi Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. excuse, quibble
    Sense id: en-dalih-ms-noun-2PSO2nAP Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pendalih [agentive (alt: peN-), qualitative (peN-) (alt: peN-), instrumental (peN-) (alt: peN-), abstract (peN-) (alt: peN-), measure] (peN-) (alt: peN-), mendalih [agent focus] (alt: meN-), mendalihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -kan), berdalih [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "word": "pendalih [agentive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "measure]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "mendalih [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "meN- + -kan",
      "translation": "meN- + -kan",
      "word": "mendalihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "berdalih [stative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*dalih",
        "4": "",
        "5": "be the reason for an action"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "dahil",
        "t": "because; reason"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”). See also Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "داليه",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalih-dalih",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalih²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "داليه"
      },
      "expansion": "dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih or dalih²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pretext"
      ],
      "id": "en-dalih-ms-noun-3OKtVLhi",
      "links": [
        [
          "pretext",
          "pretext"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 27 23",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "excuse, quibble"
      ],
      "id": "en-dalih-ms-noun-2PSO2nAP",
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ],
        [
          "quibble",
          "quibble"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-eh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dalih"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/eh",
    "Rhymes:Malay/eh/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "word": "pendalih [agentive"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "qualitative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "alt": "peN-",
      "roman": "peN-",
      "word": "measure]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "meN-",
      "word": "mendalih [agent focus]"
    },
    {
      "english": "meN- + -kan",
      "translation": "meN- + -kan",
      "word": "mendalihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "berdalih [stative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*dalih",
        "4": "",
        "5": "be the reason for an action"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "dahil",
        "t": "because; reason"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”). See also Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "داليه",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalih-dalih",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalih²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "داليه"
      },
      "expansion": "dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih or dalih²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pretext"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pretext",
          "pretext"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "excuse, quibble"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ],
        [
          "quibble",
          "quibble"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-eh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dalih"
}

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