belum

See also: bēlum

Bakumpai

Verb

belum

1. to live

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• belom (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay belum, from Proto-Malayic *bəlum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /bəˈlum/ [bəˈlum]
    • Rhymes: -um
    • Syllabification: be‧lum
  • IPA^(key): (in fast speech) /ˈblum/ [ˈblʊm]
    • Rhymes: -um

Verb

bêlum

1. imperfective aspect, indicating that the process has not started, can in certain cases, but not always, be translated by not yet, still not

Derived terms

• belum-belum
• sebelum

 

See also

• sudah

Further reading

• “belum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• blm (SMS slang)
• blom (SMS slang)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga, Perak) IPA^(key): /bəlom/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bəlʊm/
• Rhymes: -əlom, -lom, -om
• Rhymes: -um

Adverb

belum (Jawi spelling بلوم)

1. not yet

   Saya belum tahu.

   I didn't know yet.

Descendants

• North Moluccan Malay: bolóm

Further reading

• “belum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Ngaju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlum]

Verb

belum

1. to live

References

• Sumadi et al. (2013). Kamus Dwibahasa Dayak Ngaju – Indonesia. Palangka Raya: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah. p. 14.