jikalau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jikalau.

Conjunction

jikalau

1. (formal) if

Synonyms

• (formal) apabila
• (formal) bila
• (formal) jika
• (neuter) kalau
• (emphatic version of "seumpamanya") kalau seumpamanya
• (colloquial) kalo
• (informal synonym of "seumpamanya") seandainya
• (for things unlikely to happen) seumpama
• (for things unlikely to happen) seumpamanya

Malay

Etymology

From jika + لَوْ (law, “if”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒikalau̯/
• Rhymes: -alau̯, -lau̯, -au̯

Conjunction

jikalau (Jawi spelling جکالاو)

1. if (supposing that)

Synonyms

• jika
• kalau

Further reading

• "jikalau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "jikalau" at PRPM first version)