udah

Betawi

Alternative forms

• uda, udè (dialectal)
• da, dah, dèh (clipping)

Etymology

From earlier sudah, whose usage is now limited to the "done" sense. Compare Iban udah (“already”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uda(h)/
  • IPA^(key): [uˈdah]

    • Audio (Gandaria Selatan):

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  • IPA^(key): [uˈda(h)]

    • Audio (Bekasi):

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  • (Urban Jakarta) IPA^(key): [uˈdɛ(h)]

    • Audio (Tanah Abang):

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    • Rhymes: -ɛ
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: u‧dah

Adverb

udah

1. perfective aspect, indicating that the process has been accomplished
   • 2006 [1963], Firman Muntaco, “Penganten Baru [Newlyweds]”, in Gambang Jakarte [A Jakartan Ensemble], Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 84:

     Sebelonnye gue putusin, gue ude serep-serepin lebi dulu, gue ude suru sepulu orang selidikin: pegimane sipat-sipatnye si Manan luar dalem.

     [Sebelonnyè guè putusin, gue udè serep-serepin lebi dulu, guè udè suru sepulu orang selidikin: pegimanè sipat-sipatnyè si Manan luar dalem.]

     Before I made the decision, I have tried to find out (about him) first, I have asked ten people to observe: how does Manan conduct himself in all situations.

Interjection

udah

1. alright; enough!
   • 1991, C. D. Grijns, “Dongèng si kadang Kancil [A tale of the Mousedeer]”, in Jakarta Malay: A multidimensional approach to spatial variation, volume II (in English), Leiden: KlTLV Press, →ISBN, page 14:

     Ayo udah pada bubar dèh!

     Alright, away you go!

Verb

udah

1. (chiefly Bekasi) apheretic form of sudah (“to be done; to be finished”)
   • 2022, Waroeng Seni Bekasi, 15:30 from the start, in Baju Lebaran [Eid Clothing]‎ (short movie), spoken by Ema'nya Ulan (Mpo' Ciul), via YouTube:

     Udah masuk, gua dah udah masakin bakal lu.

     Alright, go inside, I have done cooking a meal for you.

Derived terms

• diudahin
• ngudahin
• seudah
• udahan

Descendants

• → Indonesian: udah

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “udè”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 504

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi udah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.dah/

Verb

udah

1. informal form of sudah