"dendam" meaning in Malay

See dendam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dəndam/ Forms: دندم [Jawi], dendam-dendam [plural], dendam² [plural]
Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam; or Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-pro|*dəmdəm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, {{der|ms|sa|दंड|t=punishment, penalty}} Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دندم}} dendam (Jawi spelling دندم, plural dendam-dendam or dendam²)
  1. (archaic) thought, desire, yearning, longing Tags: archaic Synonyms: keinginan, kemahuan
    Sense id: en-dendam-ms-noun-S8KNI2YV
  2. grudge, resentment, vengeance
    Sense id: en-dendam-ms-noun-lZSX8hgB

Verb

IPA: /dəndam/ Forms: dendamkan [canonical]
Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam; or Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-pro|*dəmdəm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, {{der|ms|sa|दंड|t=punishment, penalty}} Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”) Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|head=dendamkan}} dendamkan
  1. to yearn, to long for someone Synonyms: ingin, mahu
    Sense id: en-dendam-ms-verb-iNg6z6JL Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 39 26

Verb

IPA: /dəndam/ Forms: berdendam [canonical]
Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam; or Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-pro|*dəmdəm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, {{der|ms|sa|दंड|t=punishment, penalty}} Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”) Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|head=berdendam}} berdendam
  1. to harbour a grudge, to desire revenge
    Sense id: en-dendam-ms-verb-ozhySdwB Derived forms: pendendam [agentive (alt: peN-), qualitative (peN-) (alt: peN-), instrumental (peN-) (alt: peN-), abstract (peN-) (alt: peN-), measure] (peN-) (alt: peN-), dendaman [resultative (alt: -an), locative (-an) (alt: -an), collective (-an) (alt: -an), variety (-an) (alt: -an), verbal noun (-an) (alt: -an), fruit] (-an) (alt: -an), kedendaman [abstract (alt: ke-an), locative] (ke-an) (alt: ke-an), mendendam [agent focus] (alt: meN-), mendendamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -kan), mendendami [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -i) [locative], berdendam [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-), berdendam-dendaman [reduplication + stative (alt: redup + beR- + -an), habitual + resultative (alt: redup + beR- + -an), locative (alt: redup + beR- + -an), collective (alt: redup + beR- + -an), variety (alt: redup + beR- + -an), verbal noun (alt: redup + beR- + -an), fruit] (alt: redup + beR- + -an), dendam-mendendam, balas dendam, dendam berahi

Alternative forms

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        "locative"
      ],
      "translation": "meN- + -i",
      "word": "mendendami [agent focus + causative benefactive]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "word": "berdendam [stative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "beR-",
      "roman": "beR-",
      "word": "habitual]"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "berdendam-dendaman [reduplication + stative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "habitual + resultative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "locative"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "collective"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "variety"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "verbal noun"
    },
    {
      "alt": "redup + beR- + -an",
      "word": "fruit]"
    },
    {
      "word": "dendam-mendendam"
    },
    {
      "word": "balas dendam"
    },
    {
      "word": "dendam berahi"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "dêndam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "damdam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*dəmdəm"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "दंड",
        "t": "punishment, penalty"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam; or Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "berdendam",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "berdendam"
      },
      "expansion": "berdendam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to harbour a grudge, to desire revenge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grudge",
          "grudge"
        ],
        [
          "revenge",
          "revenge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dəndam/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əndam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-dam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dendam"
}

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