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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay ulam, from Proto-Malayic *hulam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulam (“side dish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.lam/
- Rhymes: -lam
- Hyphenation: u‧lam
Noun
ulam (plural ulam-ulam, first-person possessive ulamku, second-person possessive ulammu, third-person possessive ulamnya)
- vegetable dish
- Synonym: lalap
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Alternative forms
Noun
ulam (ngoko iwak, krama ulam)
- Krama of iwak.
References
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ulam”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hulam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulam (“side dish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ulam (Jawi spelling اولم, plural ulam-ulam, informal 1st possessive ulamku, 2nd possessive ulammu, 3rd possessive ulamnya)
- raw vegetable dish eaten with boiled rice; ulam
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulam (“side dish”). See also Malay ulam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔulam/,
- Hyphenation: u‧lam
Noun
ulam (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜋ᜔)
- side dish; rice topping; viand (dish eaten with rice, such as meat, fish, vegetables, etc.)
- Synonyms: pang-ulam, biyanda
Ano ang ulam natin ngayon?- What side dish do we have today (to eat with rice)?
- (Santa Cruz Marinduque) fish
- Synonym: isda
- (Torrijos Marinduque) meat
- Synonym: karne
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Noun
ulam (definite accusative ulamı, plural ulamlar)
- (rare) Synonym of kategori
Declension