"dahulu" meaning in Malay

See dahulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dahulu/ Forms: دهولو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ahulu, -hulu, -lu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”). Doublet of dulu. Compare Malay hulu (“head, upstream”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|map-pro|*zulu|t=earlier, in advance}} Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”), {{doublet|ms|dulu}} Doublet of dulu, {{cog|ms|hulu|t=head, upstream}} Malay hulu (“head, upstream”) Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=دهولو}} dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو)
  1. early, former, previous
    Sense id: en-dahulu-ms-adj-qPmrLoPw

Adverb

IPA: /dahulu/ Forms: دهولو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ahulu, -hulu, -lu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”). Doublet of dulu. Compare Malay hulu (“head, upstream”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|map-pro|*zulu|t=earlier, in advance}} Proto-Austronesian *zulu (“earlier, in advance”), {{doublet|ms|dulu}} Doublet of dulu, {{cog|ms|hulu|t=head, upstream}} Malay hulu (“head, upstream”) Head templates: {{ms-adv|j=دهولو}} dahulu (Jawi spelling دهولو)
  1. before, earlier, previously
    Sense id: en-dahulu-ms-adv-mY1s2pjg Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

Alternative forms

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