alamas

Estonian

Noun

alamas

  1. inessive singular of alam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay almas, alamas, from Classical Malay الماس (almas), الامس (alamas), from Persian الماس (almâs), from Middle Persian ʾlmʾs (almās).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈala.mas]
  • Hyphenation: ala‧mas

Noun

alamas (plural alamas-alamas)

  1. (obsolete) diamond
    Synonyms: berlian, intan, karbonado

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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