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dalam.

deep

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.lam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. deep

  2. paternal side

    kakek dalam

  3. inner, internal

    mau pake hard disk luar apa dalam?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay dalam, from Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Doublet of dalem. Semantic loan from Chinese 內 /内.

noun/ˈdalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.lam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. inside, indoors

  2. interior

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay dalam, from Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Doublet of dalem. Semantic loan from Chinese 內 /内.

prep/ˈdalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.lam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. inside, in, within

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay dalam, from Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Doublet of dalem. Semantic loan from Chinese 內 /内.

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