sambilan

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sambilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an.

Numeral

sambilan

1. nine

Synonyms

• sanga

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sambilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an.

Numeral

sambilan

1. nine

Synonyms

• sanga

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately inherited from Malay sambilan. Reanalyzable by surface analysis, sambil (“while”) +‎ -an or se- -an +‎ ambil (“to take”). If so, related to sembilan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sam.ˈbɪl.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: sam‧bil‧an

Noun

sambilan (plural sambilan-sambilan) (typically colloquial)

1. A (temporary or informal) job or endeavor being done on the side, or part-time; side job, side gig, side hustle.

   Synonym: sampingan

   1. (by extension) Any undertaking of trivial importance; an avocation, minutiae or a minor errand.

Further reading

• “sambilan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

sambil (“while”) +‎ -an

Adjective

sambilan (Jawi spelling سمبيلن, comparative lebih sambilan, superlative paling sambilan)

1. part-time

   Synonym: separuh masa

   Antonym: sepenuh masa

Derived terms

• menyambilkan

Descendants

• Indonesian: sambilan

Further reading

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

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sambilan     Ordinal : kasambilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an.

Numeral

sambilan

1. nine