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Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown, possibly cognate of Tagalog silam (“blemish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.lam/
- Hyphenation: si‧lam
Adjective
silam
- dark, dim
- Synonyms: gelap, kelam, redup
- vanished, disappeared
- Synonyms: lenyap, hilang
- past, bygone
- masa silam ― the past (literally, “past time”)
Adverb
silam
- ago
- Synonym: yang lalu
- sepuluh tahun silam ― ten years ago
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Further reading
Latvian
Noun
silam m
- dative singular of sils
Maguindanao
Etymology
Compare Tagalog silim.
Noun
silam
- dusk
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
silam (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)
- eye smarting or irritation (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)
- Synonym: hilam
- skin blemish
- Synonyms: hilam, bikat
Adjective
silám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)
- with one's eye irritated (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)
Anagrams
Yogad
Noun
silám
- vinegar