sebelum
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed se- + belum (“not yet”), from Malay sebelum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsəbəlum/ [ˈsə.bə.lʊm]
- Rhymes: -əbəlum
- 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
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -um
Preposition
sebelum (Jawi spelling سبلوم)
Further reading
- “sebelum”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017