kelam

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəˈlam]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧lam

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay kelam, from Proto-Austronesian *kelem (dark, overcast, visually obscure).[1]

Adjective

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kêlam

  1. blurry, unclear
  2. gloomy, overcast
  3. dark (without light)
    Synonym: gelap

Etymology 2

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From English clamp, from Middle Dutch clamp, klampe (a clamp, hook), from Proto-Germanic *klampō (clamp, clasp, cramp). Doublet of klem.

Noun

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kêlam (first-person possessive kelamku, second-person possessive kelammu, third-person possessive kelamnya)

  1. clamp.

References

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  1. ^ Tom G. Hoogervorst (2023 January 19) “Lexical Influence from South Asia”, in Marian Klamer, Francesca Moro, editors, Traces of Contact in the Lexicon[1], BRILL, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27

Further reading

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Kholosi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, reed).

Noun

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kelam ?

  1. pencil

References

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  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran[2], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish كلام (kelam), from Arabic كَلَام (kalām).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /keˈlam/
  • Hyphenation: ke‧lam

Noun

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kelam (definite accusative kelamı, plural kelamlar)

  1. (archaic) remark, word, words
    Synonyms: söz, sözcük
  2. (archaic) way of saying
  3. (archaic, religion) Islamic theology

Derived terms

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