lalu

See also: Lalu

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lalu]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lu
  • Rhymes: -lu

Adverb

lalu

  1. then (soon afterwards)

Verb

lalu

  1. to walk through

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lalu.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lalu (comparative lebih lalu, superlative paling lalu)

  1. past
    1. having already happened; in the past
    2. of a period of time: having just gone by; previous
  2. last (most recent; latest; last so far)
  3. done; finished (having completed or finished an activity)

Adverb

lalu

  1. then
    Synonym: kemudian
    1. soon afterward
    2. next in order of place

Verb

lalu (intransitive, rare)

  1. to pass
    Synonym: berlalu
    1. to go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past
    2. (of time) to elapse, to be spent

Derived terms

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

lalu (Jawi spelling لالو, active melalu, third-person passive dilalu)

  1. to pass; to go past; to pass by.
    Synonyms: limpas, lintas
    Bas itu baru sahaja lalu.
    The bus just passed by.
    Tumpang lalu.
    Excuse me (literally: hitch a pass).
  2. to be able to; to have the appetite to (usually used in the negative form regarding food).
    Synonyms: selera, sanggup
    Saya tidak lalu makan kerana demam.I have no appetite to eat because of the fever.

Adjective

lalu (Jawi spelling لالو, comparative lebih lalu, superlative paling lalu)

  1. past; last; ago (of time).
    Synonym: lepas
    Dia datang pada minggu lalu.
    He came last week.
    Lupakanlah perkara yang lalu.
    Forget about past matters.

Conjunction

lalu (Jawi spelling لالو)

  1. then; and then; subsequently.
    Synonyms: kemudian, lantas
    Dia mengambil kunci lalu keluar dari rumah.
    He took the keys and then went out of the house.

Derived terms

Affixations
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Descendants

  • > Indonesian: lalu (inherited)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “لالو laloe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 114
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لالو lalu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 592
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “lalu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 9

Further reading

Nakanai

Noun

lalu

  1. water

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈla.lu/
  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: la‧lu

Noun

lalu f

  1. vocative singular of lala