kelam

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈlam]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧lam

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kelam, from Proto-Austronesian *kelem (“dark, overcast, visually obscure”).[1]

Adjective

kêlam

  1. blurry, unclear
  2. gloomy, overcast
  3. dark (without light)
    Synonym: gelap

Etymology 2

From English clamp, from Middle Dutch clamp, klampe (“a clamp, hook”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”). Doublet of klem.

Noun

kêlam (first-person possessive kelamku, second-person possessive kelammu, third-person possessive kelamnya)

  1. clamp.

References
  1. Tom G. Hoogervorst (2023 January 19) “Lexical Influence from South Asia”, in Marian Klamer, Francesca Moro, editors, Traces of Contact in the Lexicon‎, BRILL, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27

Further reading

Kholosi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).

Noun

kelam ?

  1. pencil

References
  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran‎, Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كلام (kelam), from Arabic كَلَام (kalām).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ce.ˈlam/
  • Hyphenation: ke‧lam

Noun

kelam (definite accusative kelamı, plural kelamlar)

  1. (archaic) remark, word, words
    Mecliste arif ol kelamı dinle / El iki söylerse sen birin söyle
    Be considerate in majlis listen to the words / If others say two parts you say one
  2. (archaic) way of saying
  3. (archaic, religion) Islamic theology

Derived terms
  • Kelam-ı Kadim
  • kelamıkibar
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