sebelum
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed se- + belum (“not yet”), from Malay sebelum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səbəˈlum/ [sə.bəˈlum]
- Rhymes: -um
- Syllabification: se‧be‧lum
Preposition
sêbêlum
- before (earlier than in time)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sebelum”, 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
Alternative forms
- sblm (text messaging)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -um
Preposition
sebelum (Jawi spelling سبلوم)
Further reading
- "sebelum" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017