merah padam
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of merah (“red”) + padam (“lotus-like”), from Malay merah padam, from earlier merah padma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛrah ˈpadam/
Noun
merah padam (first-person possessive merah padamku, second-person possessive merah padammu, third-person possessive merah padamnya)
- lotus-like red shade.
- blushing.
Further reading
- “merah padam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.