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Malay
Noun
meriam (Jawi spelling مريام, plural meriam-meriam, informal 1st possessive meriamku, 2nd possessive meriammu, 3rd possessive meriamnya)
- cannon, artillery
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “مريم marijam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 131
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “مريم mĕryam or mĕriyam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 646
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “mĕriam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 135
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