anyam

anyam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay anyam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *añam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲam/
• Hyphenation: anyam
• Rhymes: -aɲam, -ɲam, -am, -m

Noun

anyam (plural anyam-anyam, first-person possessive anyamku, second-person possessive anyammu, third-person possessive anyamnya)

1. plait, braid

Derived terms

• anyaman
• anyam-menganyam
• menganyam
• penganyam
• penganyaman
• teranyam

 

• anyam gila

 

Further reading

• “anyam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *añam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɲam/
• Rhymes: -aɲam, -am
• Hyphenation: a‧nyam

Verb

anyam (Jawi spelling اڽم‎)

1. plaiting; braiding; making mats and baskets or wattled fences; interweaving

   Teknik menganyam bakul tradisional

   Traditional basket plaiting technique

Descendants

• Indonesian: anyam

Further reading

• “anyam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary