tempo dulu
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tempo + dulu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪empo ˈd̪ulu]
Noun
tempo dulu (first-person possessive tempo duluku, second-person possessive tempo dulumu, third-person possessive tempo dulunya)
- time of old, olden days.
- Synonyms: dahulu kala, zaman dulu
Alternative forms
- tempo doeloe (pre-1947)
Descendants
- → Dutch: tempo doeloe
Further reading
- “tempo dulu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.