diam

See also: diam.

Translingual

Symbol

diam

1. (mathematics) diameter

   $\mathrm {diam} (X):=\sup\{d(x,y):x,y\in X\}$

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English

Etymology 1

From diameter.

Noun

diam (plural diams)

1. Clipping of diameter.

Related terms

• diam.

Etymology 2

From diamond.

Noun

diam (plural diams)

1. Clipping of diamond.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay diam (“quiet”, adjective), from Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm.

Interjection

diam

1. (informal, Singapore, chiefly Malaysia) Be quiet.
   • 2004 August 21, intruder, “God so loved the world”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

     Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.

   • 2012 September 23, “Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

     If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.

   • 2013 June 7, <par@tmnet.net.my>, “Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

     So diam lah, baruah bangsat!

Further reading

• Singlish vocabulary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Dima, aim'd, amid, maid

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.am/

Etymology 1

From Malay diam, from Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm.

Adjective

diam

1. quiet; silent (with little or no sound)

Synonyms

• senyap

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• diam-diam [reduplication] (redup)
• berdiam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mendiamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• terdiam [agentless action] (teR-)
• pendiam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• kependiaman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + abstract / locative] (peN- + ke-an)

Etymology 2

From Malay diam.

Verb

diam

1. to stay

Synonyms

• tinggal

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berdiam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mendiami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• kediaman [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Anagrams

• idam, madi

Further reading

• “diam” 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.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) diam

1. accusative feminine singular of dius

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Malay

Alternative forms

• diem (Javanese Malay)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.am/
• Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

1. quiet; silent (with little or no sound)

Synonyms

• senyap / سڽڤ

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sediam [comparability] (se-)
• diam-diam [reduplication] (redup)
• berdiam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berdiamkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
• mendiami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• mendiamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• memerdiamkan [causative passive + agent focus + causative benefactive] (peR- + meN- + -kan)
• terdiam [agentless action] (teR-)
• pendiam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• diam ubi lagi kental, diam besi lagi sentil

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

diam (Jawi spelling ديام)

1. to stay

Synonyms

• tinggal
• duduk (informal)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mendiami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• mengediami [intensity + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (ke- + meN- + -i)
• kediaman [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Anagrams

• idam