manakala
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of mana (“where”) + kala (“time”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /manaˈkala/ [ma.naˈka.la]
- Syllabification: ma‧na‧ka‧la
Noun
manakala
Further reading
- “manakala”, 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
Etymology
mana (“which; where”) + kala (“time”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /manakalə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /manakala/
- Rhymes: -ala, -la, -a
Conjunction
manakala (Jawi spelling ماناکالا)
Further reading
- “manakala”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017