semula

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay semula, a drill command, meaning "all over again".

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsəmula/, [ˈsa(ː)mula]

Verb

semula (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, chiefly military, slang) To redo or restart (something) from the beginning.

Malay

Etymology

se- (“one, wholly”) +‎ mula (“beginning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈmula/
  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb

semula (Jawi spelling سمولا)

  1. from the beginning
  2. as at first
  3. all over again

Adjective

semula (Jawi spelling سمولا)

  1. original

References

[1]

  1. ^ Coope, A. E. Malay-English English-Malay Dictionary rev. ed. (New York: Hippocrene Books, 1991; →ISBN, pp. 239.
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