semalam
Iban
Etymology
Combination of se- (“one”) + malam (“night”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səmalam/
Noun
semalam
- a night
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- (nonstandard) semalem
Etymology
Affixed se- + malam, from Malay semalam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səˈmalam]
- Hyphenation: sê‧ma‧lam
Noun
sêmalam
- (literally) a night.
- last night.
- all-night.
- Synonym: semalaman
- (rare) yesterday.
- Synonym: kemarin
Adverb
sêmalam
- last night
Further reading
- “semalam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Combination of se- (“one”) + malam (“night”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səmalam/
- Rhymes: -əmalam, -alam, -am
Adverb
semalam (Jawi spelling سمالم)
- a night.
- last night
- yesterday
- Synonym: kelmarin
- Antonyms: esok, besok
Related terms
- kelmarin dulu (“the day before yesterday”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: semalam
Further reading
- “semalam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.