ꦩꦭꦩ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese malam, from Gujarati મલમ (malam, “ointment or paste made of wax”), from Classical Persian مرهم (marham), from Arabic مَرْهَم (marham).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malam/

Noun

ꦩꦭꦩ꧀ (malam)

1. wax

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “malam”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN