dendam

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Etymology

From Malay dendam,

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: dên‧dam

Adjective

dêndam

  1. vengeance

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam.

Pronunciation

Noun

dendam (Jawi spelling دندم, plural dendam-dendam, informal 1st possessive dendamku, 2nd possessive dendammu, 3rd possessive dendamnya)

  1. (archaic) thought, desire, yearning, longing
    Synonyms: keinginan, kemahuan
    dendam berahi ― desire for love
  2. grudge, resentment, vengeance
    Aku menyimpan dendam atas perbuatan dia terhadap kekasihku.
    I have a grudge for what he did to my lover.

Verb

dendamkan

  1. to yearn, to long for someone
    Synonyms: ingin, mahu

Verb

berdendam

  1. to harbour a grudge, to desire revenge

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dêndam
  • → Tagalog: damdam

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دندم dĕndam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 128
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دندم dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 300
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 270

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