kemarin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemarin, kelmarin, from Classical Malay کمارين (kemarin), کلمارين (kelmarin), from Proto-Malayic *kə maləm hari(-an). Equivalent to blend of ke +‎ malam +‎ hari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈmarɪn]

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• Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧rin

Noun

kêmarin (first-person possessive kemarinku, second-person possessive kemarinmu, third-person possessive kemarinnya)

1. yesterday:
   1. The day immediately before today; one day ago.
   2. The recent past.

Adverb

kêmarin

1. yesterday: on the day before today.

   Antonym: besok

   Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman. ― I was going to a friend's home yesterday.

2. recently: in the recent past.

Alternative forms

• kelmarin: standard Malay, nonstandard Indonesian

Derived terms

• kemarin dulu
• kemarin lusa
• kemarin sore

 

Further reading

• “kemarin” 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

Adverb

kemarin (Jawi spelling کمارين)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of kelmarin