adakah

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ada +‎ -kah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adakah/, /adəkah/
• Rhymes: -kah, -ah

Pronoun

adakah (Jawi spelling اداکه)

1. Question pronoun used to inquire about the truth of a statement; "is it the case that".

   Synonym: apakah

   • 2019, Abu Hassan Morad, Mencari Kasih:

     Adakah dia selamat?

     Is he safe? (lit. "Is it the case that he is safe?")

Verb

adakah (Jawi spelling اداکه)

1. Interrogative of ada (to have, to possess).

   Awak adakah komputer riba?

   Do you have a laptop?

Further reading

• “adakah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.