belum

See also: bēlum

Bakumpai

Verb

belum

  1. to live

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay belum, from Proto-Malayic *bəlum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /bəˈlum/ [bəˈlum]
      • Rhymes: -um
      • Syllabification: be‧lum
    • IPA(key): (in fast speech) /ˈblum/ [ˈblʊm]
      • Rhymes: -um

Verb

bêlum

  1. not yet (not for the moment, though expected later)
    Ini sudah siang, tapi mereka belum datang.
    It's already noon, but they have not come yet.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bəlum.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bəˈlom/ [bəˈlom]
    • Rhymes: -om
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bəˈlum/ [bəˈlum]
    • Rhymes: -um
  • Hyphenation: be‧lum

Adverb

belum (Jawi spelling بلوم)

  1. not yet
    Saya belum tahu.
    I didn't know yet.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: belum
  • North Moluccan Malay: bolóm

Further reading

Ngaju

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlum]

Verb

belum

  1. to live

References