demam

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d̪əˈmam]
Hyphenation: dê‧mam

Adjective

demam

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

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)

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

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