sembilan

See also: sĕmbilan

Iban

Iban cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : sembilan     Ordinal : kesembilan

Alternative forms

• semilan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an.

Numeral

sembilan

1. nine

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : sembilan

Alternative forms

• lan (clipping, colloquial)

Etymology

From Malay sembilan, from Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an. Equivalent to se- -an +‎ ambil (“to take”). Doublet of sambilan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səmˈbilan/ [səmˈbi.lan]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ilan
• Syllabification: sem‧bi‧lan

Numeral

sêmbilan

1. nine

   Synonyms: nawa, sanga (rare), selapan (rare)

Further reading

• “sembilan”, 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

Malay numbers ^(edit)

	90
[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  8	9	10  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
Cardinal: sembilan, selapan, nawa     Ordinal: kesembilan     Fractional: persembilan

Alternative forms

• sĕmbilan (1924-1972)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an, *isa(ʔ) ambil-an. Compare Banjarese sambilan and Urak Lawoi' เซอมีลัด (semilat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmˈbilan/ [səmˈbi.lan]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ilan

Numeral

sembilan (Jawi spelling سمبيلن)

1. nine

   Synonym: (dialectal) selapan

Further reading

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

Semai

Semai cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : sembilan     Ordinal : isembilan

Etymology

From Malay sembilan (“nine”).

Numeral

sembilan

1. nine

Derived terms

• isembilan