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diam.

Be quiet.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈdi.am/[tjɑm˦˨]
  1. Be quiet.

    Malaysia · Singapore · informal
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, this word is reanalysed as a loan from Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam⁷, “silent”).

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