demen

Borrowed from Old Javanese *ḍĕmĕn (compare Old Javanese aḍĕmĕn (“to like, to be pleased with”), Javanese ꦢꦩꦤ꧀ (daman, “precious”)), Old Javanese dama (“strong attachment, affection, loving care”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdə.mən/
• Hyphenation: de‧men

demen (Balinese script ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄)

1. fond
2. obsess

• → Betawi: demen (standard)
  • ⇒ Betawi: deman (nonstandard)
• → Indonesian: demen (colloquial)

• “demen” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Borrowed from Balinese ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄ (demen, “fond of, obsess”).

• IPA^(key): /dəmən/

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• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: de‧men

demen

1. fond
2. in love

• → Indonesian: demen

From French demain (“tomorrow”).

• IPA^(key): /demɛ̃/

demen

1. tomorrow

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Borrowed from Betawi demen, from Balinese demen, from Old Javanese *ḍĕmĕn.

demen

1. (colloquial, chiefly Jakarta) fond of

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.mɛn/

demen m

1. (Gozo) alternative form of demel: dung, manure