perlahan
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Indonesian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]perlahan
- slow (not quick in motion)
Adverb
[edit]perlahan
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to Tagalog dahan (“slowness; softness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]perlahan (Jawi spelling ڤرلاهن)
- Not fast; slow.
- Kereta ini terlalu perlahan untuk saya.
- This car is too slow for me.
- Not loud; quiet.
- Tak cukup perlahan TV tu.
- That TV isn't quiet enough.
Affixations
[edit]- perlahankan (“to make slow; to make quiet”)
Adverb
[edit]perlahan (Jawi spelling ڤرلاهن, also used in the form perlahan-perlahan)
- At a slow pace; slowly.
- Makan perlahan.
- Eat slowly.
- With a quiet voice; quietly.
- Minta cakap perlahan sikit, boleh?
- Can you talk a bit more quietly, please?
- With not that much effort; gently.
- Walaupun jarum itu ditarik keluar perlahan, Adam masih lagi rasa pedihnya.
- Even though that pin was pulled out gently, Adam still felt the pain.
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: perlahan
Further reading
[edit]- “perlahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.