Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Malay, English Scripts قدح(Malay Jawi) Pronounced Pron. kə-DAH(Malay) kə-DAHH(Malay) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Arabic قتح (qataha), itself from Tamil கடாரம் (kadaram) possibly meaning "boiler, stockpot, cauldron". This is the name of a Malaysian state.