ꦢꦊꦩ꧀

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦢꦊꦩ꧀
• Roman: dalêm (dated), ndalem (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

Preposition

ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)

1. (dialect) in, inside, within
2. within a period

   ꦲꦶꦁꦢꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦠꦁꦠꦲꦸꦤ꧀꧉ ― ing dalem patang taun ― within a period of four years

Determiner

ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)

1. each, every

   ꦲꦶꦁꦢꦊꦩ꧀ꦱꦝꦕꦶꦤ꧀ꦉꦒ ƒ9 ― ing dalem sadhacin rega ƒ9. ― in every ± 61.761 kg the price is ƒ9.

Noun

ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)

1. (krama inggil) house; dwelling place

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦺꦴꦩꦃ (omah), (krama) ꦒꦿꦶꦪ (griya)

2. house interior, especially main family section
3. walled-in residence compound of an aristocratic family

Pronoun

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): ꦏꦸꦭ (kula)
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): ꦲꦏꦸ (aku)

ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)

1. a term of address for person of an aristocratic family
2. (honorific) His/Her/Your Majesty

   ꦏꦒꦸꦔꦤ꧀ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ꦱꦶꦠꦶꦔ꧀ꦒꦶꦭ꧀꧉ ― kagungan dalem Sitinggil ― Sitinggil the property of His/Her/Your Majesty

Interjection

ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)

1. I, me (as a response when called).

Derived terms

• ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (abdi dalem)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dalem

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “dalem”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN