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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare dendam.
Verb
mengidam
- (intransitive) to want to eat
Cepatlah masak, anak-anak kita tengah mengidam.- Cook quickly; our kids are starving.
- (intransitive) to crave something during pregnancy
Verb
mengidamkan
- (transitive) to desire for, to like to have, to want
Saya mengidamkan sebuah kereta yang baharu.- I'd like to have a new car.
- to dream of something
- Synonyms: impi, mimpi
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Noun
idam (Jawi spelling ايدم, plural idam-idam, informal 1st possessive idamku, 2nd possessive idammu, 3rd possessive idamnya)
- cravings during pregnancy
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ايدم idam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 64
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “idam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 417
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اعدام (idâm), from Arabic إِعْدَام (ʔiʕdām).
Pronunciation
Noun
idam (definite accusative idamı, plural idamlar)
- execution (the act of killing as punishment)
1939 February 14, “Japonlar”, in Aydin, page 1:Japonlar, adadan hiç kimsenin çıkmasına müsaade etmekte ve kaçarken yakalancakların derhal idam edileceklerini ilân etmektedirler.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “idam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اعدام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 142
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN