dilah

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Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick).

Noun[edit]

dilah

  1. tongue

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay dilah, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick). Doublet of jilat and lidah.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dilah (plural dilah-dilah, first-person possessive dilahku, second-person possessive dilahmu, third-person possessive dilahnya)

  1. (archaic) lamp; lantern
    Synonyms: dian, pelita

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

dilah

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦶꦭꦃ

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah), from Old Javanese dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick). Doublet of jilat and lidah.

Noun[edit]

dilah (Jawi spelling ديله, plural dilah-dilah, informal 1st possessive dilahku, 2nd possessive dilahmu, 3rd possessive dilahnya)

  1. (archaic) lamp; lantern

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: dilah

Further reading[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick).

Noun[edit]

dilah

  1. flame

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]