malam.
night
Meaning & usage
night
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay malam, from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.
stale vegetables
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?].
wax, paraffin, particularly for making batik
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
amorphous plastic mass derived from minerals, plants, and animals
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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