usah

From Malay usah.

• IPA^(key): [ˈusah]
• Hyphenation: u‧sah

usah (comparative lebih usah, superlative paling usah)

1. necessary, obligatory

   Synonyms: butuh, perlu

2. it is not necessary

   Synonyms: jangan, tak payah, tak perlu

Always used in the negative form "tidak usah".

• “usah”, 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

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• IPA^(key): /usah/
• Rhymes: -sah, -ah
• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): [ˈu.säh]

usah (Jawi spelling اوسه, comparative lebih usah, superlative paling usah)

1. it is not necessary; there is no need

Almost always used in the negative form "tidak usah". However, some examples have lost the preceding negation (the third phase of Jespersen's cycle) For example, Melayu, usah jadi Melayu layu. Usah. "Malays, don't be lazy Malays. Never".

• Indonesian: usah

• "usah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017