"malam" meaning in Indonesian

See malam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmalam/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈma.lam] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: malam-malam [plural], malem [alternative, informal]
Rhymes: -alam Etymology: Inherited from Malay malam, from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|malam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay malam, {{inh+|id|ms|malam}} Inherited from Malay malam, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*maləm}} Proto-Malayic *maləm, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*maləm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm Head templates: {{id-noun}} malam (plural malam-malam)
  1. night Derived forms: bermalam, kemalaman, malam-malam, semalam, semalaman
    Sense id: en-malam-id-noun-F2Rz1zEz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmalam/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈma.lam] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: malam-malam [plural], malem [alternative, informal]
Rhymes: -alam Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{bor+|id|jv|ꦩꦭꦩ꧀|t=}} Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦭꦩ꧀ (malam), {{der|id|gu|મલમ|t=ointment or paste made of wax}} Gujarati મલમ (malam, “ointment or paste made of wax”), {{der|id|fa-cls|مرهم|tr=marham}} Classical Persian مرهم (marham), {{der|id|ar|مَرْهَم}} Arabic مَرْهَم (marham), {{root|id|ar|ر ه م}}, {{dercat|id|pal|grc}} Head templates: {{id-noun}} malam (plural malam-malam)
  1. wax, paraffin, particularly for making batik
    Sense id: en-malam-id-noun-JihQqagc
  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 Synonyms: lilin lebah
    Sense id: en-malam-id-noun-yTEOJCis Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Times of day Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 4 29 66 Disambiguation of Times of day: 14 26 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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