demam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay demam, probably from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪əˈmam]

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• Hyphenation: dê‧mam

Adjective

demam

1. fever:
   1. a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

      Synonym: panas

   2. a state of excitement.

      Synonym: tergila-gila

Derived terms

• demam berdarah
• demam berganti hari
• demam berselang
• demam cupak
• demam dingin
• demam esek
• demam gigil
• demam kamera
• demam keong
• demam kepialu
• demam ketulangan
• demam kuning
• demam kura
• demam kura-kura
• demam lapangan
• demam malaria
• demam mengambuh
• demam panas
• demam panggung
• demam parit
• demam puyuh
• demam sejuk
• demam selesma
• demam skarlatina
• demam susu
• demam texas

 

Further reading

• “demam” 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.

Latin

Verb

dēmam

1. first-person singular future active indicative of dēmō

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”), but also possibly of Austronesian origins due to probable cognates such as Central Bontoc ləmam and Iban demam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəmam/
• Rhymes: -əmam, -mam, -am

Adjective

demam (Jawi spelling دمم)

1. having a fever

   Semalam, saya demam.

   Yesterday, I had a fever.

Descendants

• Indonesian: demam

Further reading

• “demam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary