kemarin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemarin, kelmarin, from Classical Malay کمارين (kemarin), کلمارين (kelmarin), from Proto-Malayic *kə maləm hari(-an). Equivalent to blend of ke + malam + hari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈmarɪn]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧rin
Noun
kêmarin (first-person possessive kemarinku, second-person possessive kemarinmu, third-person possessive kemarinnya)
- yesterday:
- The day immediately before today; one day ago.
- The recent past.
Adverb
kêmarin
- yesterday: on the day before today.
- Antonym: besok
- Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman. ― I was going to a friend's home yesterday.
- recently: in the recent past.
Alternative forms
- kelmarin: standard Malay, nonstandard Indonesian
Derived terms
- kemarin dulu
- kemarin lusa
- kemarin sore
Further reading
- “kemarin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Adverb
kemarin (Jawi spelling کمارين)
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of kelmarin