dahulu

• dh, dh., d.h.
• d/h (proscribed)

From Malay dahulu. From Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”). Doublet of dulu.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /daˈhulu/ [daˈhu.lu]
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification: da‧hu‧lu

dahulu

1. before, earlier, previously

   Itu dahulu, ini sekarang.

   That was before, this is now.

dahulu (comparative lebih dahulu, superlative paling dahulu)

1. early, former, previous

• “dahulu” 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.

From Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”). Doublet of dulu.

Compare Malay hulu (“head, upstream”).

• IPA^(key): /dahulu/
• Rhymes: -ahulu, -hulu, -lu
• Rhymes: -u

dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو)

1. before, earlier, previously

dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو)

1. early, former, previous

• Indonesian: dahulu

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