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malam.

night

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lam]Standard-Indonesian
  1. night

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay malam, from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.

noun/ˈmalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lam]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stale vegetables

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?].

noun/ˈmalam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.lam]Standard-Indonesian
  1. wax, paraffin, particularly for making batik

  2. beeswax: a wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods

  3. amorphous plastic mass derived from minerals, plants, and animals

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦭꦩ꧀ (malam), probably from Gujarati મલમ (malam, “ointment or paste made of wax”), from Classical Persian مرهم (marham), from Arabic مَرْهَم (marham, “ointment, cream, pomade”).

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