kulah

See also: külah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkulah/
• Hyphenation: ku‧lah
• Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h

Etymology 1

From Malay kolah, from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “jug, jar, pitcher”), from Aramaic קוּלְתָא (qulləṯā).

Noun

kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)

1. water tank
2. small pond
3. (dialect) bathroom (Java)

   Synonym: kamar mandi

Alternative forms

• kolah

Etymology 2

From Malay kulah, from Classical Persian کلاه (kulāh, “hat, cap; head-gear; crown”).

Noun

kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)

1. a kind of helmet, headgear

Etymology 3

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Noun

kulah (plural kulah-kulah, first-person possessive kulahku, second-person possessive kulahmu, third-person possessive kulahnya)

1. a kind of mango

Further reading

• “kulah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.