silam

See also: silám, sílam, and sílám

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, possibly cognate of Tagalog silam (“blemish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.lam/
  • Hyphenation: si‧lam

Adjective

silam

  1. dark, dim
    Synonyms: gelap, kelam, redup
  2. vanished, disappeared
    Synonyms: lenyap, hilang
  3. past, bygone
    masa silam ― the past (literally, “past time”)

Adverb

silam

  1. ago
    Synonym: yang lalu
    sepuluh tahun silam ― ten years ago

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • menyilam [agent focus] (meN-)
  • menyilamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • tersilam [agentless action] (teR-)

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

silam m

  1. dative singular of sils

Maguindanao

Etymology

Compare Tagalog silim.

Noun

silam

  1. dusk

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsilam/ [ˈsiː.lɐm] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ilam
    • IPA(key): /siˈlam/ [sɪˈlam] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: si‧lam

Noun

silam (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. eye smarting or irritation (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)
    Synonym: hilam
  2. skin blemish
    Synonyms: hilam, bikat

Adjective

silám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. with one's eye irritated (caused by soap, shampoo, etc.)

Anagrams

Yogad

Noun

silám

  1. vinegar
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