demam
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay demam, probably from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪əˈmam]
- Hyphenation: dê‧mam
Adjective
demam
- fever:
- a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
- Synonym: panas
- a state of excitement.
- Synonym: tergila-gila
- a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
Derived terms
- demam berdarah
- demam berganti hari
- demam berselang
- demam cupak
- demam dingin
- demam esek
- demam gigil
- demam kamera
- demam keong
- demam kepialu
- demam ketulangan
- demam kuning
- demam kura
- demam kura-kura
- demam lapangan
- demam malaria
- demam mengambuh
- demam panas
- demam panggung
- demam parit
- demam puyuh
- demam sejuk
- demam selesma
- demam skarlatina
- demam susu
- demam texas
Further reading
- “demam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Verb
dēmam
- first-person singular future active indicative of dēmō
Malay
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”), but also possibly of Austronesian origins due to probable cognates such as Central Bontoc ləmam and Iban demam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dəmam/
- Rhymes: -əmam, -mam, -am
Adjective
demam (Jawi spelling دمم)
- having a fever
- Semalam, saya demam.
- Yesterday, I had a fever.
Descendants
- Indonesian: demam
Further reading
- “demam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary