dahulu

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === dh, dh., d.h. d/h (proscribed) === Etymology === Inherited from Malay dahulu. Doublet of dulu. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /daˈhulu/ [daˈhu.lu] Rhymes: -ulu Syllabification: da‧hu‧lu === Adverb === dahulu before, earlier, previously === Adjective === dahulu (comparative lebih dahulu, superlative paling dahulu) early, former, previous === Further reading === “dahulu”, 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 === Contraction of di hulu, from di (“at, in, on”) +‎ hulu (“head, upstream, beginning”) with the vowel adjacent to /h/ in the penultimate syllable regularly neutralised to /a/. Compare Toba Batak jolo (“before”). Doublet of dulu. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, Literary Standard, /a/-variety) IPA(key): /daˈhulu/ [daˈhu.lu] Rhymes: -lu, -u Hyphenation: da‧hu‧lu === Adverb === dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو) before, earlier, previously === Adjective === dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو, comparative lebih dahulu, superlative paling dahulu) early, former, previous Synonym: bekas ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: dahulu (inherited) === References === === Further reading === "dahulu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 Austronesian Comparative Dictionary