bolom

== Mauritian Creole == === Noun === bolom alternative form of bonom == North Moluccan Malay == === Alternative forms === balóm, blom, bolóng, bulúm === Etymology === From Malay belum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔˈlɔm/ Hyphenation: bo‧lom === Adverb === bolóm not yet (not for the moment, though expected later) === Particle === bolóm Used to answer a question, with its meaning generally being 'no' or 'not yet', but also 'yes' in some contexts. ==== Usage notes ==== bolom must be used with jadi when the sentence construction is "X be not Y yet" (both X and Y are nouns). ==== See also ==== Other North Moluccan Malay negators: bukang jang tara tarada == Tzotzil == === Pronunciation === (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /ˈɓɔlɔm/ === Noun === bolom jaguar ==== Derived terms ==== bolom chon === References === Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.