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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay kelam, from Proto-Austronesian *kelem (“dark, overcast, visually obscure”).
Adjective
kêlam
- blurry, unclear
- gloomy, overcast
- dark (without light)
- Synonym: gelap
Etymology 2
From English clamp, from Middle Dutch clamp, klampe (“a clamp, hook”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”). Doublet of klem.
Noun
kêlam (first-person possessive kelamku, second-person possessive kelammu, third-person possessive kelamnya)
- clamp.
References
- ^ Tom G. Hoogervorst (2023 January 19) “Lexical Influence from South Asia”, in Marian Klamer, Francesca Moro, editors, Traces of Contact in the Lexicon, BRILL, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27
Further reading
Kholosi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).
Noun
kelam ?
- pencil
References
- Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran, Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كلام (kelam), from Arabic كَلَام (kalām).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ce.ˈlam/
- Hyphenation: ke‧lam
Noun
kelam (definite accusative kelamı, plural kelamlar)
- (archaic) remark, word, words
Mecliste arif ol kelamı dinle / El iki söylerse sen birin söyle- Be considerate in majlis listen to the words / If others say two parts you say one
- (archaic) way of saying
- (archaic, religion) Islamic theology
Derived terms