balsem

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.səm/

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• 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)

1. 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

1. inflection of balsemen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

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)

1. superseded spelling of balsam (“balsam”).

Further reading

• “balsem” 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.