semasa

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ masa.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sə.ma.sə]

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• (Baku) IPA^(key): [sə.ma.sa]

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• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧sa

Adjective

semasa (Jawi spelling سماس)

1. Of the same time or era; contemporary.

   pandangan semasa ― contemporary view

Adverb

semasa (Jawi spelling سماس)

1. At the same time as; concurrently, simultaneously.

   Synonym: semasa-masa

   Ratu Elizabeth II hidup semasa dengan Picasso.

   Queen Elizabeth II lived at the same time as Picasso.

Conjunction

semasa (Jawi spelling سماس, informal form masa)

1. During the time that; when.

   Synonyms: sewaktu, apabila

   Semasa saya membaca komik ini, saya tidak tahu bahawa watak ini merupakan ciptaan Gerrard Way.

   When I was reading this comic, I wasn't aware that this character was the creation of Gerrard Way.

Further reading

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