sekalian

Malay

Alternative forms

• kalian

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səkalian/
• Rhymes: -ian, -an

Determiner

sekalian (Jawi spelling سکالين)

1. all

   Synonyms: para, semua, setiap

   sekalian murid / murid sekalian ― all students

   sekalian pemain / pemain sekalian ― all players

Pronoun

sekalian (Jawi spelling سکالين)

1. you (plural), you all, you guys

   Sekalian sedang membuat apa?

   What are you all making?

Usage notes

• sekalian as a pronoun is very rarely used in Malaysian Malay in favour of other pronouns such as awak semua, kamu semua, kau orang, and their many dialectal variations such as hangpa in Kedah Malay and kome in Perak Malay.

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

Further reading

• “sekalian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.