gelam

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gelam.

Pronunciation

Noun

gelam (plural gelam-gelam)

  1. (botany) weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark, or white paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra)
    Synonym: kayu putih
  2. agate
    gelam:  
  3. henna: a rich reddish-brown colour
    gelam:  

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlam/ [ɡəˈlam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lam

Noun

gelam (Jawi spelling ݢلم, plural gelam-gelam)

  1. Cajuput tree; Melaleuca leucadendra[1]
    Synonym: kayu putih
  2. Ellipsis of burung gelam (“Cinnamon bittern; Ixobrychus cinnamomeus”)[1]
    Synonym: burung pucung bendang
  3. Ellipsis of ikan gelam (“Waigieu seaperch; Psammoperca waigiensis”)[2]

Derived terms

Compounds
  • gelam belakang coklat (“Von Schrenck's bittern; Ixobrychus eurhythmus”)
  • gelam bukit (“Leptospermum amboinense”)
  • gelam hitam (“black bittern; Dupetor flavicollis”)
  • gelam kuning (“yellow bittern; Ixobrychus sinensis”)
  • gelam padang jantan (“Decaspermum fruticosum”)
  • tikus gelam (“Syzygium antisepticum; Syzygium zeylanicum”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gelam (inherited)

Proper noun

gelam

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gelam (“a tribe of Orang Laut”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gelam”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕlam.”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I (in English), Mytilini, Yunani: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 337

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

gelam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of gelar
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