alamas
Estonian
Noun
alamas
- inessive singular of alam
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay almas, alamas, from Classical Malay الماس (almas), الامس (alamas), from Persian الماس (almâs), from Middle Persian ʾlmʾs (almās).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈala.mas]
- Hyphenation: ala‧mas
Noun
alamas (plural alamas-alamas, first-person possessive alamasku, second-person possessive alamasmu, third-person possessive alamasnya)
- (obsolete) diamond.
- Synonyms: berlian, intan, karbonado
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144
Further reading
- “alamas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.