semua

Iban

Etymology

From Malay semua, from Sanskrit समूह (samūha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmua/

Determiner

semua

1. all

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semua, from Sanskrit समूह (samūha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈmua/ [səˈmu.a]
• Syllabification: se‧mu‧a

Determiner

sêmua

1. all

Derived terms

• semua-muanya
• semuanya

Further reading

• “semua”, 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

From Sanskrit समूह (samūha).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səmuə/
• (Bahasa Baku, Standard Singapore, Sabah) IPA^(key): /səmua/
• Rhymes: -uə, -wa, -wə, -a, -ə

Adjective

semua (Jawi spelling سموا, not comparable)

1. Used with any second person pronoun (except engkau/kau) whether singular or plural to form a second person plural pronoun.

   ‎kamu (“you (singular)”) + ‎semua → ‎kamu semua (“you (plural)”)

   ‎anda (“you (singular)”) + ‎semua → ‎anda semua (“you (plural)”)

   ‎kau orang (“you (plural)”) + ‎semua → ‎kau orang semua (“you (plural)”)

   ‎kalian (“you (plural)”) + ‎semua → ‎kalian semua (“you (plural)”)

Determiner

semua (Jawi spelling سموا)

1. all, every (every individual of the given class)

   semua kereta ― every car

Derived terms

• kesemua
• kesemuanya

Descendants

• Indonesian: semua
• → Central Malay: semua
• → Iban: semua
• Pattani Malay: مّووْ

Further reading

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