dilah
Iban
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).
Noun
dilah
- tongue
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dilah, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (“to lick”)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”). Doublet of jilat and lidah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdilah/
- Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
- Hyphenation: di‧lah
Noun
dilah (plural dilah-dilah, first-person possessive dilahku, second-person possessive dilahmu, third-person possessive dilahnya)
- (archaic) lamp; lantern
- Synonyms: dian, pelita
Further reading
- “dilah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
dilah
- Romanization of ꦢꦶꦭꦃ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (“to lick”)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”). Doublet of jilat and lidah.
Noun
dilah (Jawi spelling ديله, plural dilah-dilah, informal 1st possessive dilahku, 2nd possessive dilahmu, 3rd possessive dilahnya)
- (archaic) lamp; lantern
Descendants
- Indonesian: dilah
Further reading
- “dilah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (“to lick”)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).
Noun
dilah
- flame
Derived terms
- adilah
- aṅdilahi
- dumilah
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah, “lamp; lantern”)
- → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
- Indonesian: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
- → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)