lah

An anglicised spelling of la.

lah (uncountable)

1. (music) Alternative spelling of la

From Malay lah or Cantonese 啦 (laa1).

lah

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Placed at the end of a phrase or sentence either for emphasis or reassurance.

   Don’t think so much lah! ― Don’t overanalyze.

   It’s okay lah. ― It’s all right; don’t worry about it.

   • 1978, Leong Choon Cheong, Youth in the Army, Singapore: Federal Publications, OCLC 6144357, page 75:

     Don’t know lah […] this is very hard to say.

   • 1994, C. S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, Singapore: Times Books International, →ISBN, page 58:

     Oh well, it was xiong, but overall OK, lah.

   • 2000 April 2, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times (Singapore), page 14:

     ‘No, lah!’ he says with a wave of his hand. […] ‘No need, lah! People in the industry know me. […] ’

   • 2001 February 23, Susan Long, “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”, in The Straits Times (Singapore), page H12:

     His says his attitude then, as it still is, was: ‘Try lah, won’t go wrong one lah.’

• Ahl, HAL, HLA, Hal, LHA

• IPA^(key): /lah/

lah

1. (informal) Final particle indicating an imperative, reassurance or emphasis.

   Saya ada di sini lah. ― I'm here.

   Kau ni bodoh betul lah! ― You are so stupid!

   Diam lah! ― Shut up!

   Pergi sana lah! ― Go there!

• → English: lah (or directly from Cantonese 啦)

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz.

• IPA^(key): /lɑːx/

lāh

1. low