demen

See also: Demen and dɛ̀mɛn

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese *ḍĕmĕn (compare Old Javanese aḍĕmĕn (“to like, to be pleased with”), Javanese ꦢꦩꦤ꧀ (daman, “precious”)), Old Javanese dama (“strong attachment, affection, loving care”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdə.mən/
• Hyphenation: de‧men

Adjective

demen (Balinese script ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄)

1. fond
2. obsess

Derived terms

• demenang
• Sidemen (“region in Bali”)

• dedemenan
• demenina
• kademenin
• madedemenan
• mademen-demenan
• mademenan

Descendants

• → Betawi: demen (standard)
  • ⇒ Betawi: deman (nonstandard)
• → Indonesian: demen (colloquial)

Further reading

• “demen”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄ (demen, “fond of, obsess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəmən/

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• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: de‧men

Verb

demen

1. (intransitive) to be fond
2. (intransitive) to be in love

Derived terms

• demenan
• didemenin
• kedemenan
• ngedemenin

Descendants

• → Indonesian: demen

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• denmen

Etymology

From French demain (“tomorrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demɛ̃/

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Adverb

demen

1. tomorrow

See also

• jodi a
• yè

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 46

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi demen, from Balinese demen, from Old Javanese *ḍĕmĕn.

Adjective

demen

1. (colloquial, chiefly Jakarta) fond of

Maltese

Root
d-m-l
10 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.mɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛmɛn

Noun

demen m

1. (Gozo) alternative form of demel: dung, manure