dilah

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Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick).

Noun

dilah

  1. tongue

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dilah, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick). Doublet of jilat and lidah.

Pronunciation

Noun

dilah (plural dilah-dilah, first-person possessive dilahku, second-person possessive dilahmu, third-person possessive dilahnya)

  1. (archaic) lamp; lantern
    Synonyms: dian, pelita

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

dilah

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦶꦭꦃ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick). Doublet of jilat and lidah.

Noun

dilah (Jawi spelling ديله, plural dilah-dilah, informal 1st possessive dilahku, 2nd possessive dilahmu, 3rd possessive dilahnya)

  1. (archaic) lamp; lantern

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dilah

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick).

Noun

dilah

  1. flame

Derived terms

Descendants