ดามัล

Urak Lawoi'

Alternative forms

• ดามัยํ (alternative)
• ดาเมอ (Sangka-u, Adang)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *damar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ (“tree resin used in torch”); cognate with Malay damar, Malagasy ramy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /damal/, [daˈmʌɭ]

Verb

ดามัล (damal)

1. (Phuket Old People) torch (using resin)

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 115