diam
See also: diam.
Translingual
English
Etymology 1
From diameter.
Related terms
Etymology 2
From diamond.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Malay diam (“quiet”, adjective), from Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm.
Interjection
diam
- (informal, Singapore, chiefly Malaysia) Be quiet.
- 2004 August 21, intruder, “God so loved the world”, in soc.culture.malaysia, Usenet:
- Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.
- 2012 September 23, “Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia, Usenet:
- If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.
- 2013 June 7, <par@tmnet.net.my>, “Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia, Usenet:
- So diam lah, baruah bangsat!
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Further reading
Singlish vocabulary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.am/
Etymology 1
From Malay diam, from Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Affixed derivations:
- diam-diam [reduplication] (redup)
- berdiam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- mendiamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- terdiam [agentless action] (teR-)
- pendiam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- kependiaman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + abstract / locative] (peN- + ke-an)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “diam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Malay
Alternative forms
- diem (Javanese Malay)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.am/
- Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Affixed derivations:
- sediam [comparability] (se-)
- diam-diam [reduplication] (redup)
- berdiam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berdiamkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
- mendiami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- mendiamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- memerdiamkan [causative passive + agent focus + causative benefactive] (peR- + meN- + -kan)
- terdiam [agentless action] (teR-)
- pendiam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
Other derivations and compound words:
- diam ubi lagi kental, diam besi lagi sentil
Derived terms
Anagrams
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