semula

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Malay:

semula

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definitions

adverb

  1. from the start; all over again

verb

  1. (military command, imperative) to repeat an action, sequence of drills, or another command from the beginning

    2. Why your all bang like bird shit liddat? I want hear one sound only! SEMULA!

  2. to restart; to go from the beginning; to do all over again

    3. We had to semula the whole calculation from scratch when we realised we had been using the wrong numbers from the beginning.


usage notes

Originally pronounced /səˈmula/, but often altered to /ˈsaˌmula/. Always stressed on the first syllable when given as a command, which may also affect speakers' pronunciation of the term in the other senses.


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