semalam

Iban

Etymology

Combination of se- (“one”) +‎ malam (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmalam/

Noun

semalam

1. a night

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• semalem (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ malam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈma.lam/
• Hyphenation: sê‧ma‧lam

Noun

semalam (first-person possessive semalamku, second-person possessive semalammu, third-person possessive semalamnya)

1. (literally) a night.
2. last night.
3. all-night.

   Synonym: semalaman

4. (rare) yesterday.

   Synonym: kemarin

Adverb

semalam

1. last night

Further reading

• “semalam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Combination of se- (“one”) +‎ malam (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmalam/
• Rhymes: -əmalam, -alam, -am

Adverb

semalam (Jawi spelling سمالم)

1. a night.
2. last night
3. 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.