dalih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dalih.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈda.lɪh]
  • Hyphenation: da‧lih

Noun

dalih (first-person possessive dalihku, second-person possessive dalihmu, third-person possessive dalihnya)

  1. pretext
    Pungutan itu dilakukan dengan dalih untuk dana kesejahteraan
    The levy was carried out under the pretext of welfare funds
  2. excuse, quibble

Derived terms
  • berdalih
  • berdalih-dalih
  • mendalih
  • mendalihkan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eh

Noun

dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih, informal 1st possessive dalihku, 2nd possessive dalihmu, 3rd possessive dalihnya)

  1. pretext
  2. excuse, quibble

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pendalih [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • mendalih [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mendalihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • berdalih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading
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