dendam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dendam,

• probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm.
• probably from Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dənˈdam]
• Hyphenation: dên‧dam

Adjective

dêndam

1. vengeance

Derived terms

• berdendam
• berdendam-dendaman
• kedendaman
• mendendam
• mendendami
• mendendamkan
• pendendam

 

• dendam berahi
• dendam kesumat

 

Further reading

• “dendam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare idam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəndam/
• Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am

Noun

dendam (Jawi spelling دندم, plural dendam-dendam, informal 1st possessive dendamku, 2nd possessive dendammu, 3rd possessive dendamnya)

1. thought, desire

   dendam berahi ― desire for love

2. grudge

   Aku menyimpan dendam atas perbuatan dia terhadap kekasihku.

   I have a grudge for what he did to my lover.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pendendam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• dendaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kedendaman [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• mendendam [agent focus] (meN-)
• mendendamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• mendendami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berdendam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berdendam-dendaman [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• dendam-mendendam
• balas dendam
• dendam berahi

Descendants

• Indonesian: dêndam
• → Tagalog: damdam

Further reading

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