bolom

See also: bólom

Mauritian Creole

Noun

bolom

1. Alternative form of bonom

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

• balóm, blom, bolóng, bulúm

Etymology

From Malay belum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈlɔm/
• Hyphenation: bo‧lom

Adverb

bolóm

1. not yet (not for the moment, though expected later)

   Kita bolom makang sampe ini malam.

   I have not yet eaten until tonight.

   De bolom jadi dokter.

   He is not a doctor yet.

Particle

bolóm

1. Used to answer an question, with its meaning generally being 'no' or 'not yet', but also 'yes' in some contexts.

Usage notes

bolom must be used with jadi when the sentence construction is "X be not Y yet" (both X and Y are nouns). More examples of the usage are as follows.

• Tadi ta lia nga bolom tidor.

  I saw you were not sleeping yet.

• Depe makanan bolom dingin.

  The food is not cold yet.

• Ta pe ana bolom jadi polisi.

  My son is not a police officer yet.

• Nga bolom jadi pegawai.

  You are not an employee yet.

See also

Other North Moluccan Malay negators:

• bukang
• jang
• tara
• tarada

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

• (Zinacantán) IPA^(key): /ˈɓɔlɔm/

Noun

bolom

1. jaguar

Derived terms

• bolom chon

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.