dalih

Inherited from Malay dalih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”).

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

dalih (plural dalih-dalih)

1. pretext

   Pungutan itu dilakukan dengan dalih untuk dana kesejahteraan

   The levy was carried out under the pretext of welfare funds

2. excuse, quibble

• “dalih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”). See also Tagalog dahil (“because; reason”).

• Rhymes: -eh

dalih (Jawi spelling داليه, plural dalih-dalih)

1. pretext
2. excuse, quibble

• “dalih”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017