demam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay demam, probably from Sanskrit दम (dama, “temperance”) or of a native Austronesian word.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈmam/ [dəˈmam]

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: de‧mam

Adjective

dêmam

1. febrile:
   1. feverish, or having a high temperature
   2. involving fever as a symptom or cause
2. fervent:
   1. exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief
   2. having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion
   3. glowing, burning, very hot

Noun

dêmam (uncountable)

1. fever:
   2. (medicine) a higher than normal body temperature of a person or organism
   3. any of various diseases
   4. a state of excitement

      Synonym: tergila-gila

Verb

dêmam

1. to have fever, sick of fever

Derived terms

• demam air pasang
• demam babi Afrika
• demam berdarah
• demam berganti hari
• demam berselang
• demam buah
• demam cecepuh air
• demam cupak
• demam dingin
• demam esek
• demam gigil
• demam gigitan tikus
• demam gusi
• demam hektik
• demam intermeten
• demam kamera
• demam kelenjar
• demam keong
• demam kepialu
• demam ketulangan
• demam konstan
• demam kuning
• demam kura
• demam kura-kura
• demam lapangan
• demam malaria
• demam mengambuh
• demam nifas
• demam panas
• demam panggung
• demam paratifoid
• demam parit
• demam persisten
• demam pialu
• demam puyo
• demam puyuh
• demam Q
• demam relap
• demam remiten
• demam rentan
• demam reumatik
• demam sejuk
• demam selesma
• demam septik
• demam skarlatina
• demam studio
• demam susu
• demam texas
• demam tifoid
• demam Zika

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