tilam

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tilam/
Hyphenation: ti‧lam

Noun

tilam

mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tilam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ti.lam/
Rhymes: -lam
Hyphenation: ti‧lam

Noun

tilam (plural tilam-tilam)

mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)
Synonym: kasur

Derived terms

bertilam

Further reading

“tilam” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -am
Rhymes: -lam

Noun

tilam (Jawi spelling تيلم, plural tilam-tilam)

mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)

Descendants

> Indonesian: tilam (inherited)

Further reading

“tilam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

tilam

References

A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya