Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Malay, English Scripts قدح(Malay Jawi) Pronounced Pron. /kə.ˈdah/(Malay) /kə.ˈdɑh/(Malay) [key·simplify] 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.