nilam
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay nilam, from Tamil நீலம் (nīlam, “blue, sapphire”), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”).[1]
Noun edit
nilam (first-person possessive nilamku, second-person possessive nilammu, third-person possessive nilamnya)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably related to previous etymology.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun edit
nilam (first-person possessive nilamku, second-person possessive nilammu, third-person possessive nilamnya)
- sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster).
- Synonym: ketilang
Etymology 3 edit
Probably related to previous etymology.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun edit
nilam (first-person possessive nilamku, second-person possessive nilammu, third-person possessive nilamnya)
References edit
- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
Further reading edit
- “nilam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Tamil நீலம் (nīlam, “blue, sapphire”) from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”). Doublet of nila. Sense of plant and bird probably related to the first one.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nilam (Jawi spelling نيلم, plural nilam-nilam, informal 1st possessive nilamku, 2nd possessive nilammu, 3rd possessive nilamnya)
- sapphire
- patchouli (Pogostemon cablin).
- sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster).
- Synonym: ketilang
References edit
- Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 127
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “نيلم nilam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 141
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “نيلم nilam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 676
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nilam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 173
Further reading edit
- “nilam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.