garam

See also: garām

Acehnese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay garam.

Noun

garam

1. salt

Synonyms

• sira

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaram/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /ɡaam/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ram

Noun

garam

1. salt (sodium chloride)

Synonyms

• sira

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay garam, from Classical Malay garam (“table salt”), from Proto-Malayic *garəm (“grain”). The chemistry sense is a semantic loan from Dutch zout (“salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡa.ram]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ga‧ram

Noun

garam (first-person possessive garamku, second-person possessive garammu, third-person possessive garamnya)

1. salt:
   1. a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
   2. (chemistry) one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
2. (cooking) short for garam dapur (“table salt”).
3. (colloquial) (salt-like) fertilizer.

   Synonym: pupuk

Derived terms

• bergaram
• menggaram
• menggarami
• menggaramkan
• pegaraman
• penggaraman

 

• garam abu
• garam alkali
• garam aluminium
• garam amonium
• garam asam
• garam bata
• garam batu
• garam berbumbu
• garam beryodium
• garam biji
• garam biner
• garam briket
• garam dapur
• garam dauran
• garam epsom
• garam ester
• garam glauber
• garam halus
• garam inggris
• garam kasar
• garam laut
• garam meja
• garam mesiu
• garam mineral
• garam natrium
• garam rangkap
• garam rehidrasi

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian Bajau: garam

Further reading

• “garam” 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.

Indonesian Bajau

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian garam.

Noun

garam

1. salt

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Latvian

Noun

garam m

1. dative singular of gars

Adjective

garam

1. dative singular masculine of garš

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *garəm (“grain”). Cognate with Sasak garem (“grain”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Noun

garam (Jawi spelling ݢارم, plural garam-garam, informal 1st possessive garamku, 2nd possessive garammu, 3rd possessive garamnya)

1. salt

Descendants

• Indonesian: garam
  • → Indonesian Bajau: garam

Further reading

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