balsem
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.səm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bal‧sem
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch balsame, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).
Noun
balsem m (plural balsems, diminutive balsempje n)
- balsam, balm
Derived terms
- balsemen
- tijgerbalsem
Descendants
- Afrikaans: balsem
- Negerhollands: balsam
- → Indonesian: balsem
- → Papiamentu: balsem
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
balsem
- first-person singular present indicative of balsemen
- imperative of balsemen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch balsem, from Middle Dutch balsame, from Latin balsamum.
- The word displaced by balsam, the loanword-cognate from Standard Malay balsam, from English balsam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbalsəm]
- Hyphenation: bal‧sêm
Noun
balsêm (first-person possessive balsemku, second-person possessive balsemmu, third-person possessive balsemnya)
- superseded spelling of balsam (“balsam”).
Further reading
- “balsem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.