dendam

From Malay dendam,

• probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm.
• probably from Sanskrit दंड (daṃḍa, “punishment, penalty”).

• IPA^(key): [dənˈdam]
• Hyphenation: dên‧dam

dêndam

1. vengeance

• “dendam” 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.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm, compare with idam.

• IPA^(key): /dəndam/
• Rhymes: -əndam, -dam, -am

dendam (Jawi spelling دندم, plural dendam-dendam, informal 1st possessive dendamku, 2nd possessive dendammu, 3rd possessive dendamnya)

1. (archaic) thought, desire, yearning, longing

   Synonyms: keinginan, kemahuan

   dendam berahi ― desire for love

2. grudge, resentment, vengeance

   Aku menyimpan dendam atas perbuatan dia terhadap kekasihku.

   I have a grudge for what he did to my lover.

dendamkan

1. to yearn, to long for someone

   Synonyms: ingin, mahu

berdendam

1. to harbour a grudge, to desire revenge

• Indonesian: dêndam
• → Tagalog: damdam

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دندم dĕndam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 128
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دندم dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 300
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dĕndam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 270

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