semula

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay semula, a drill command, meaning "all over again".

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmulɑ/, [ˈsa(ː)mula], (closer to Malay) /ˈsəmulə/, /-lɑ/

Verb

semula (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, chiefly military, slang) To redo or restart (something) from the beginning.

Malay

Etymology

se- (“one, wholly”) +‎ mula (“beginning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈmula/
  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb

semula (Jawi spelling سمولا)

  1. from the beginning
  2. as at first
  3. all over again

Adjective

semula (Jawi spelling سمولا, comparative lebih semula, superlative paling semula)

  1. original

References

[1]

  1. ^ Coope, A. E. Malay-English English-Malay Dictionary rev. ed. (New York: Hippocrene Books, 1991; →ISBN, pp. 239.
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