kemarin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemarin, kelmarin, from Classical Malay کمارين (kemarin), کلمارين (kelmarin), possibly from Proto-Malayic *kələm hari(-an). Reanalyzed as kelam (“dark”) + harian (“day”), "dark [night] of the day; last night."
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈmarin/ [kəˈma.rɪn]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -arin
- Syllabification: ke‧ma‧rin
Noun
kêmarin (plural kemarin-kemarin)
Adverb
kêmarin
- yesterday (on the day before today)
Alternative forms
- (standard Malay) kelmarin
Derived terms
- kemarin dulu
- kemarin lusa
- kemarin sore
Further reading
- “kemarin” 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.
Malay
Adverb
kemarin (Jawi spelling کمارين)
- (nonstandard) alternative form of kelmarin