hitam

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧tam

Noun

hitam

1. a metallic black color

Adjective

hitam

1. of a metallic black color

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hitam, from Proto-Malayic *hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -am

Adjective

hitam

1. black (absorbing all light)

   Orang itu memiliki mobil hitam.

   That person owns a black car.

Noun

hitam (first-person possessive hitamku, second-person possessive hitammu, third-person possessive hitamnya)

1. black (colour)

See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)

putih	abu-abu, kelabu	hitam
merah; kirmizi	jingga; cokelat, pirang tua	kuning; krem
hijau pupus, hijau limau	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau tua
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut	biru langit, nilakandi	biru
lembayung; nila	patma; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

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Malay

Alternative forms

• itam
• هيتم
• ايتم

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hitam]
• Rhymes: -itam, -tam, -am

Adjective

hitam (Jawi spelling هيتم)

1. black (absorbing all light)

   Orang itu memiliki kereta hitam.

   That person owns a black car.

Synonyms

• aswad / اسود
• bolong / بولوڠ
• langking / لڠکيڠ
• lotong / لوتوڠ

Descendants

• Indonesian: hitam

Noun

hitam (Jawi spelling هيتم)

1. black (colour)

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Minangkabau

Alternative forms

• itam

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm.

Adjective

hitam

1. black (absorbing all light)

Noun

hitam

1. black (colour)

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ختام, from Arabic خِتَام‎ (ḵitām), verbal noun of خَاتَمَ (ḵātama).

Noun

hitam (definite accusative hitamı, plural hitamlar) (archaic)

1. end, conclusion, completion

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ختام”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 531
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hitam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN