lah

1. (less common) Reinforces the factuality of an assertive statement made to correct an inaccurate, underlying assumption.Examples: "Pitch contour: mid-rising [lɑ(ː)˧˦]"; "Oh wait it’s not today, lah. It’s on Sunday."ManglishSinglishuncommon

2. (less common) Used to convey a slight sense of dissatisfaction or irritation.Examples: "Pitch contour: mid-rising [lɑ(ː)˧˦]"ManglishSinglishuncommon

3. (less common) Used for enumeration (when listing examples).Examples: "Pitch contour: mid [lɑː˧]"; "He teach them how to cook lah, learn computer lah... […]"ManglishSinglishuncommon

4. (chiefly Malaysia, less common in Singapore) An assertive separator, used to reverse the order of the usual topic–comment structure of a sentence.Examples: "Pitch contour: low-mid [lɑ(ː)˨]"; "No fun lah, you."; "“Who lah that Panjali? A real ‘number nine’ [From Tamil ஒன்பது (oṉpatu), a derogatory term for a transgender person].” “You don’t play a fool you know. He is not a ‘number nine’, not a hermaphrodite, but a man. He is the one who has been cross-dressing and performing the role of Panjali for many years.”"MalaysiaManglishSinglishuncommon

5. (less common) Used sarcastically.Examples: "Pitch contour: low-mid [lɑː˨], (in the example below) high-mid [lɑ(ː)˦]"; "No lah, no lah."ManglishSinglishuncommon

1. (inorganic chemistry) Initialism of lithium aluminium hydride.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism