sekarang

Baba Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sekarang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈka.ɾaŋ/
• Hyphenation: se‧ka‧rang

Adjective

sekarang

1. later

References

• Lee, Nala H. (2022), “sekarang”, in A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 355

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of se- +‎ karang, from Malay sekarang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /səˈkaraŋ/ [səˈka.raŋ]
    • Rhymes: -araŋ
    • Syllabification: se‧ka‧rang
  • IPA^(key): (faster pronunciation) /ˈskaraŋ/ [ˈska.raŋ]
    • Rhymes: -araŋ

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Adverb

sekarang

1. now, today

   Synonyms: kini, hari ini

Adjective

sekarang (comparative lebih sekarang, superlative paling sekarang)

1. current, present, today

   Synonym: kini

Further reading

• “sekarang”, 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

Affixed se- +‎ karang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈka.raŋ/
• Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Adverb

sekarang (Jawi spelling سکارڠ)

1. now, today

   Jam berapa sekarang?

   What time is it now?

   Sila ke pejabat saya sekarang.

   Please come to my office now.

Adjective

sekarang (Jawi spelling سکارڠ, comparative lebih sekarang, superlative paling sekarang)

1. current, present, today

Descendants

• Baba Malay: sekarang
• Indonesian: sekarang

Further reading

• "sekarang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017