meriam

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈriam/ [məˈri.am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: me‧ri‧am

Noun

mêriam (plural meriam-meriam)

1. cannon

Further reading

• “meriam” 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.

Malay

Noun

meriam (Jawi spelling مريام, plural meriam-meriam, informal 1st possessive meriamku, 2nd possessive meriammu, 3rd possessive meriamnya)

1. cannon, artillery

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “مريم marijam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 131
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “مريم mĕryam or mĕriyam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 646
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “mĕriam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 135

Further reading

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