lahint.

Brit.

/lɑː/, U.S.

/lɑ/, Singapore and Malaysian English

/lɑ/

Etymology: Malay.

In Malaysian, Singaporean, and Bruneian English, a particle used with various kinds of pitch to convey the mood and attitude of the speaker.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [interjection] > particle used with varying pitch to convey mood

lah1956

1956 H. Suyin And Rain my Drink 22 ‘He is a kind-hearted man, lah, Judge Banks,’ interposed Doremy piously.

1972 New Nation (Singapore) 25 Nov. 8/4 ‘Come and see lah,’ he urged with a grin.

1982 Toh Paik Choo Eh, Goondu! 2 Don't act tough lah.

1982 Toh Paik Choo Eh, Goondu! 90 You must have heard (or said it yourself) when answering a wrong number..with a ‘Sala, sala, wrong number lah.’

1984 J. Platt et al. New Englishes viii. 142 Persuasion. lah with a fall in pitch. Come with us lah! Annoyance. lah with a rise in pitch. Wrong lah! Tsch! Write again here! Strong objection. lah with a sharper fall in pitch. A: Shall we discuss this now? B: No lah! So late already.

1993 National Geographic Traveler Mar. 102/2 ‘Oh no’! He looked shocked. ‘It depends on your name, lah’. He drew the ‘lah’ out like a sigh, the common Singapore slang for an emphasis, a lilt to the speech as gentle as the raise of an eyebrow.

2000 Star (Kuala Lumpur) 18 Apr. 1 Asked if the move..would be construed as a deliberate attempt to stop Razaleigh from contesting, Dr Mahathir said: ‘If people want to interpret that way, let them lah.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lah
释义	lahint. Brit. /lɑː/, U.S. /lɑ/, Singapore and Malaysian English /lɑ/ Etymology: Malay. In Malaysian, Singaporean, and Bruneian English, a particle used with various kinds of pitch to convey the mood and attitude of the speaker. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [interjection] > particle used with varying pitch to convey mood lah1956 1956 H. Suyin And Rain my Drink 22 ‘He is a kind-hearted man, lah, Judge Banks,’ interposed Doremy piously. 1972 New Nation (Singapore) 25 Nov. 8/4 ‘Come and see lah,’ he urged with a grin. 1982 Toh Paik Choo Eh, Goondu! 2 Don't act tough lah. 1982 Toh Paik Choo Eh, Goondu! 90 You must have heard (or said it yourself) when answering a wrong number..with a ‘Sala, sala, wrong number lah.’ 1984 J. Platt et al. New Englishes viii. 142 Persuasion. lah with a fall in pitch. Come with us lah! Annoyance. lah with a rise in pitch. Wrong lah! Tsch! Write again here! Strong objection. lah with a sharper fall in pitch. A: Shall we discuss this now? B: No lah! So late already. 1993 National Geographic Traveler Mar. 102/2 ‘Oh no’! He looked shocked. ‘It depends on your name, lah’. He drew the ‘lah’ out like a sigh, the common Singapore slang for an emphasis, a lilt to the speech as gentle as the raise of an eyebrow. 2000 Star (Kuala Lumpur) 18 Apr. 1 Asked if the move..would be construed as a deliberate attempt to stop Razaleigh from contesting, Dr Mahathir said: ‘If people want to interpret that way, let them lah.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1956
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