semua
Central Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay semua.
Determiner
semua
- all
References
- "Besemah" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Iban
Etymology
From Malay semua, from Sanskrit समूह (samūha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səmua/
Determiner
semua
- all
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay semua, From Classical Malay semua, from Sanskrit समूह (samūha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.mu.a/
Determiner
sêmua
- all
Derived terms
- semua-muanya
- semuanya
Further reading
- “semua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- سموا
Etymology
From Sanskrit समूह (samūha).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səmuə/
- (Baku, Standard Singapore, Sabah) IPA(key): /səmua/
- Rhymes: -uə, -wa, -wə, -a, -ə
Determiner
sĕmua (Jawi spelling سموا)
- all (every individual of the given class)
Descendants
- Indonesian: semua
- → Central Malay: semua
- → Iban: semua
Further reading
- “semua” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.