dendam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dendam,

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dənˈdam]
  • Hyphenation: dên‧dam

Adjective

dêndam (comparative lebih dendam, superlative paling dendam)

  1. vengeance

Derived terms

  • berdendam
  • berdendam-dendaman
  • kedendaman
  • mendendam
  • mendendami
  • mendendamkan
  • pendendam
  • dendam berahi
  • dendam kesumat

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəndam/
  • Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am

Noun

dendam (Jawi spelling دندم, plural dendam-dendam)

  1. (archaic) thought, desire, yearning, longing
    Synonyms: keinginan, kemahuan
    dendam berahi ― desire for love
  2. grudge, resentment, vengeance
    Aku menyimpan dendam atas perbuatan dia terhadap kekasihku.
    I have a grudge for what he did to my lover.

Verb

dendamkan

  1. to yearn, to long for someone
    Synonyms: ingin, mahu

Verb

berdendam

  1. to harbour a grudge, to desire revenge

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pendendam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • dendaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • kedendaman [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • mendendam [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mendendamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • mendendami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • berdendam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • berdendam-dendaman [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dêndam
  • → Tagalog: damdam

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دندم dĕndam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 128
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دندم dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 300
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 270

Further reading

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