alih-alih

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of alih.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌalih ˈalih/ [ˌa.lɪh ˈa.lɪh]
  • Rhymes: -alih
  • Syllabification: a‧lih-a‧lih

Conjunction

alih-alih

  1. in fact, turns out
    Synonym: ternyata
    Saya kira dia sakit, alih-alih, dia pura-pura saja.
    I thought he was sick, turns out he was just pretending
  2. instead of, instead
    Synonym: malah
    Alih-alih pulang cepat, dia memilih untuk lembur demi menyelesaikan pekerjaannya.
    Instead of going home early, he chose to work overtime to finish his tasks.
    Kami menunggu hujan reda, alih-alih, hujan semakin deras.
    We waited for the rain to stop; instead, it got even heavier.
  3. especially
    Synonym: apalagi
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