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sembilan.

nine

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

num/səmˈbilan/Standard-Indonesian[səmˈbi.lan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nine

Where this word comes from

From Malay sembilan, from Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an. Equivalent to se- -an + ambil (“to take”). Doublet of sambilan.

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