godam
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡodam/ [ˈɡo.dam]
- Rhymes: -odam
- Syllabification: go‧dam
Noun
godam (plural godam-godam)
- sledgehammer
- Synonyms: palu godam, penggodam
Verb
godam (active menggodam, passive digodam)
- to sledgehammer
Derived terms
- penggodam (“club; mace; sledgehammer”)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡodam/ [ˈɡo.dam]
- Rhymes: -dam, -am
- Hyphenation: go‧dam
Noun
godam (Jawi spelling ݢودم, plural godam-godam)
- sledgehammer
- Synonyms: palu godam, penggodam
- large mace
- elephant goad; bullhook; ankusha
- Synonyms: kudam, kudam besi, kosa, besi kuasa
Verb
godam
- (transitive) To strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
- Synonym: menggodam
- (transitive) Giving a heavy pounding blow with a blunt weapon.
- (computer security, telecommunications) to hack.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penggodam (“sledgehammer; hacker”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penggodaman (“mallet; thumper; war-club”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
- menggodam (“to strike with sledgehammer; to hack”) [agent focus] (meN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- ahli godam (“hacktivist”)
- kalis godam (“hack-proof”)
- palu godam (“sledgehammer”)
Descendants
> Indonesian: godam (inherited)
References
- "godam" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “godam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.