di mana
See also: dimana
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Compound of di (“in”) + mana (“where”), from Malay di mana.
Adverb
Etymology 2
Semantic loan from English where.
Conjunction
- (nonstandard) where; at or in which place or situation
- Aku berada di tempat di mana matahari jarang terbenam. ― I am at the place where the sun rarely sets.
- Di mana ada gula, ada semut. ― Where there is sugar, there are ants.
See also
Further reading
- “di mana”, 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
Malay
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /di manə/
- (Baku, /a/-variety) IPA(key): /di mana/
Etymology 1
Compound of di (“at”) + mana (“where”).
Prepositional phrase
- where?
- Adam di mana?
- Where is Adam?
Etymology 2
Semantic loan from English where.
Adverb
- (relative, proscribed) where (at or in which place or situation)
- Little Nightmares merupakan permainan video di mana pemain menerokai pelbagai tempat seram.
- Little Nightmares is a video game where the player explores various scary places.
Usage notes
- The use of di mana as a relative adverb is not proscribed in proverbs such as di mana ada kemahuan, di situ ada jalan (“where there's a will, there's a way”).