mempelam
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- pelam (apheresis)
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mempelam, from Tamil மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈməmpəlam/ [ˈməm.pə.lam]
- Rhymes: -əmpəlam
- Syllabification: mem‧pe‧lam
Noun
mêmpêlam (plural mempelam-mempelam)
Further reading
- “mempelam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
- pelam (apheresis)
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məmpəˈlam/ [məm.pəˈlam]
Noun
mempelam (Jawi spelling ممڤلم, plural mempelam-mempelam)
Descendants
- Indonesian: mempelam
Further reading
- “mempelam”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017