sembilan

See also: sĕmbilan

Iban

Iban cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sembilan     Ordinal : kesembilan

Alternative forms

• semilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an.

Numeral

sembilan

1. nine

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sembilan

Etymology

From Malay sembilan, from Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an. Reanalysed as se- +‎ ambil +‎ -an. Doublet of sambilan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səmˈbi.län]
• Hyphenation: sêm‧bi‧lan

• Audio:

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Numeral

sêmbilan

1. nine

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sembilan

Alternative forms

• sĕmbilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an. Compare Banjarese sambilan and Urak Lawoi' เซอมีลัด (semilat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmbilan/
• Rhymes: -ilan, -lan, -an

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Numeral

sembilan (Jawi spelling سمبيلن)

1. nine

Synonyms

• selapan / sĕlapan / سلاڤن
• nawa / nawă / ناوا

Further reading

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

Semai

Semai cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sembilan     Ordinal : isembilan

Etymology

From Malay sembilan (“nine”).

Numeral

sembilan

1. nine

Derived terms

• isembilan