semulajadi
See also: semula jadi
Malay
FWOTD – 23 January 2016
Alternative forms
- semula jadi
Etymology
semula + jadi; semula 'from the beginning, as at first, original' (se- + mula from Sanskrit मूल (mūla), 'beginning') + jadi (from Sanskrit जाति (jāti)), 'coming into existence'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˌmulaˈd͡ʒadi/
Noun
semulajadi (Jawi spelling سمولاجادي, plural semulajadi-semulajadi, informal first-person possessive semulajadiku, informal second-person possessive semulajadimu, third-person possessive semulajadinya)
- nature.
Adjective
semulajadi (Jawi spelling سمولاجادي)
- natural.
- 2006: Zulkifley Hamid, "Psikolinguistik" in Linguistik Melayu, p. 107.
- Kanak-kanak pasti akan menguasai pengetahuan bahasa pertama mereka dalam suasana semula jadi.
- Children are sure to master the knowledge of their first language in a natural setting.
- Kanak-kanak pasti akan menguasai pengetahuan bahasa pertama mereka dalam suasana semula jadi.
- 2006: Zulkifley Hamid, "Psikolinguistik" in Linguistik Melayu, p. 107.
References
[1]
- Coope, A. E. Malay-English English-Malay Dictionary rev. ed. (New York: Hippocrene Books, 1991; →ISBN, pp. 134, 239, 236.