semalam

Iban

Etymology

Combination of se- (“one”) +‎ malam (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmalam/

Noun

semalam

1. a night

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• semalem (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ malam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈma.lam/
• Hyphenation: sê‧ma‧lam

Noun

semalam (plural semalam-semalam)

1. (literally) a night

   Synonym: satu malam

2. last night

   Synonym: tadi malam

3. all-night

   Synonym: semalaman

4. (rare) yesterday

   Synonym: kemarin

Adverb

semalam

1. last night

Further reading

• “semalam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016