bolom

bolom

1. alternative form of bonom

• balóm, blom, bolóng, bulúm

From Malay belum.

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈlɔm/
• Hyphenation: bo‧lom

bolóm

1. not yet (not for the moment, though expected later)

   Kita bolom makang sampe ini malam.

   I have not yet eaten until tonight.

   De bolom jadi dokter.

   He is not a doctor yet.

bolóm

1. Used to answer a question, with its meaning generally being 'no' or 'not yet', but also 'yes' in some contexts.

bolom must be used with jadi when the sentence construction is "X be not Y yet" (both X and Y are nouns).

Other North Moluccan Malay negators:

• bukang
• jang
• tara
• tarada

• (Zinacantán) IPA^(key): /ˈɓɔlɔm/

bolom

1. jaguar

• bolom chon

• Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.