ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄

Balinese

Native scripts
Balinese script	ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄
Romanization	demen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese *ḍĕmĕn (compare Old Javanese aḍĕmĕn (“to like, to be pleased with”), Javanese ꦢꦩꦤ꧀ (daman, “precious”)), Old Javanese dama (“strong attachment, affection, loving care”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ə.mən/
• Hyphenation: de‧men

Adjective

ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄ (demen)

1. fond
2. obsess

Derived terms

• demenang
• Sidemen (“region in Bali”)

 

• dedemenan
• demenina
• kademenin
• madedemenan
• mademen-demenan
• mademenan

 

Descendants

• → Betawi: demen (standard)
  • ⇒ Betawi: deman (nonstandard)
• → Indonesian: demen (colloquial)

Further reading

• “demen” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].