kolam

Borrowed from Tamil கோலம் (kōlam).

kolam (plural kolams)

1. Synonym of rangoli.

• lokma, molka

Inherited from Malay kolam, from Tamil குளம் (kuḷam).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkolam/ [ˈko.lam]
• Rhymes: -olam
• Syllabification: ko‧lam

kolam (plural kolam-kolam)

1. pond (small lake)
2. pool

• “kolam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

kolam m

1. dative singular of kols

Borrowed from Tamil குளம் (kuḷam).

• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈkolam/ [ˈko.lam]
• Rhymes: -olam
• Hyphenation: ko‧lam

kolam (Jawi spelling کولم, plural kolam-kolam)

1. pond^[1]

   Synonyms: alongan, lolok

   1. fishpond

      Synonyms: balong (chiefly Indonesian), empang, kolam ikan, tambak, tebat

2. pool^[1]
3. tank (closed container filled with water)

   Synonyms: bak, bekas air, takung, takungan

   Hypernym: bejana

4. reservoir

   Synonym: takungan

• > Indonesian: kolam (inherited)

• “kolam”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017