demam

From Malay demam, probably from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”) or of a native Austronesian word.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈmam/ [dəˈmam]

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: de‧mam

dêmam (comparative lebih demam, superlative paling demam)

1. febrile:
   1. feverish, or having a high temperature
   2. involving fever as a symptom or cause
2. fervent:
   1. exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief
   2. having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion
   3. glowing, burning, very hot

dêmam (uncountable)

1. fever:
   2. (medicine) a higher than normal body temperature of a person or organism
   3. any of various diseases
   4. a state of excitement

      Synonym: tergila-gila

dêmam

1. to have fever, sick of fever

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

dēmam

1. first-person singular future active indicative of dēmō

Possibly from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”), but also possibly of Austronesian origins due to probable cognates such as Central Bontoc ləmam and Iban demam.

• IPA^(key): /dəmam/
• Rhymes: -əmam, -mam, -am

demam (Jawi spelling دمم)

1. having a fever

   Semalam, saya demam.

   Yesterday, I had a fever.

• Indonesian: demam

• “demam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary