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diam

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Translingual

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Symbol

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diam

  1. (mathematics) diameter

English

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Etymology 1

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From diameter.

Noun

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diam (plural diams)

  1. Clipping of diameter.
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Etymology 2

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From diamond.

Noun

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diam (plural diams)

  1. Clipping of diamond.

Etymology 3

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Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, Hokkien (tiām, silent) or Teochew (diam7, silent) are alternative derivations.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /djɑm/, (some speakers) [tjɑm˦˨]

Interjection

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diam

  1. (informal, Singapore, chiefly Malaysia) Be quiet.
    • 2004 August 21, intruder, “God so loved the world”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
      Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.
    • 2012 September 23, “Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
      If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.
    • 2013 June 7, <par@tmnet.net.my>, “Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
      So diam lah, baruah bangsat!
Collocations
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(be quiet):

  • Diam lah! (Used to tell someone to shut up)

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay diam, from Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm. Cognate Old Javanese ḍyam (silent).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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diam

  1. to quiet: to become quiet
    1. with little or no sound
      Antonyms: bersuara, berbicara
    2. to be calm: with little or no motion;
      Antonym: bergerak
    3. to be calm: with little or no activity
      Antonyms: berbuat, berusaha

Conjugation

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Conjugation of diam (meng-, ber-, transitive)
Root diam
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative
Emphatic /
Jussive
Active mendiam
berdiam
terdiam diam diamlah
Locative mendiami terdiami didami diami diamilah
Causative / Applicative1 mendiamkan terdiamkan didiamkan diamkan diamkanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Adjective

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diam

  1. quiet; silent (with little or no sound)

Noun

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diam

  1. quiet

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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diam

  1. (obsolete) to stay
    Synonyms: duduk, tinggal

Conjugation

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Conjugation of diam (meng-, ber-, transitive)
Root diam
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative
Emphatic /
Jussive
Active mendiam
berdiam
diam diamlah
Locative mendiami terdiami didami diami diamilah
Causative / Applicative1
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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diam

  1. accusative feminine singular of dius

Malay

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Alternative forms

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  • diem (Javanese Malay)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayic *hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidəm.

Adjective

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diam (Jawi spelling ديام)

  1. quiet; silent (with little or no sound)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Indonesian: diam
  • English: diam

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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diam (Jawi spelling ديام)

  1. to stay
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