hamil

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haˈmil/ [haˈmil̪]
Audio: (file)
IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmil/ [ʔaˈmil̪] (h-dropping)
Hyphenation: ha‧mil

Noun

hamíl (plural haramil, Basahan spelling ᜑᜋᜒᜎ᜔)

(Naga) swallow
Synonym: halon

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

from Malay hamil, from Arabic حَامِل (ḥāmil)^[1]

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhamil/ [ˈha.mɪl]
Rhymes: -amil
Syllabification: ha‧mil

Adjective

hamil (comparative lebih hamil, superlative paling hamil)

pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)
Synonyms: mengandung, (usually used only for animals) bunting

Derived terms

hamili (“to impregnate”)
hamilkan (“to concieve”)
kehamilan (“pregnancy”)
penghamilan (“impregnation”)

Compounds

hamil anggur (“molar pregnancy”)
hamil kembar (“pregnant with twins”)

References

^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎^[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC.

Further reading

“hamil” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈmil/ [hɐˈmɪl]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: ha‧mil

Noun

hamíl (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜒᜎ᜔)

doing with affected carelessness
Synonym: paghamil

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhamil/ [ˈhaː.mɪl]
Rhymes: -amil
Syllabification: ha‧mil

Noun

hamil (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜒᜎ᜔)

humidity; moisture
Synonyms: halumigmig, sayimsim

Anagrams

liham, hilam

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حامل, from Arabic حَامِل (ḥāmil).

Adjective

hamil

holding or carrying in one's hand