silam

See also: silám, sílam, and sílám

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, possibly cognate of Tagalog silam (“blemish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lam/
• Hyphenation: si‧lam

Adjective

silam

1. dark, dim

   Synonyms: gelap, kelam, redup

2. vanished, disappeared

   Synonyms: lenyap, hilang

3. past, bygone

   masa silam ― the past (literally, “past time”)

Adverb

silam

1. ago

   sepuluh tahun silam ― ten years ago

   Synonym: yang lalu

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menyilam [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyilamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• tersilam [agentless action] (teR-)

Further reading

• “silam” 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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Latvian

Noun

silam m

1. (deprecated template usage) dative singular form of sils

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Tagalog

Noun

silam

1. smarting of the eyes (caused by soap, etc.)
2. skin blemish

Synonyms

• (skin blemish): hilam