silam

See also: silám, sílam, and sílám

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, possibly cognate of Tagalog silam (“blemish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lam/
• Hyphenation: si‧lam

Adjective

silam

1. dark, dim

   Synonyms: gelap, kelam, redup

2. vanished, disappeared

   Synonyms: lenyap, hilang

3. past, bygone

   masa silam ― the past (literally, “past time”)

Adverb

silam

1. ago

   Synonym: yang lalu

   sepuluh tahun silam ― ten years ago

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menyilam [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyilamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• tersilam [agentless action] (teR-)

Further reading

• “silam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Noun

silam m

1. dative singular of sils

Maguindanao

Etymology

Compare Tagalog silim.

Noun

silam

1. dusk

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilam/, [ˈsi.lɐm] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /siˈlam/, [sɪˈlam] (adjective)
• Hyphenation: si‧lam

Noun

silam (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)

1. eye smarting or irritation (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)

   Synonym: hilam

2. skin blemish

   Synonyms: hilam, bikat

Adjective

silám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)

1. with one's eye irritated (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)

Yogad

Noun

silám

1. vinegar