gelam

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay gelam. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlam/ [ɡəˈlam] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: ge‧lam === Noun === gelam (plural gelam-gelam) (botany) weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark, or white paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra) Synonym: kayu putih agate henna: a rich reddish-brown colour === Further reading === “gelam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984), Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia == Malay == === Alternative forms === gĕlam (1924-1972) === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlam/ [ɡəˈlam] Rhymes: -am Hyphenation: ge‧lam Homophone: Gelam === Noun === gelam (Jawi spelling ݢلم, plural gelam-gelam or gelam2) cajuput tree; Melaleuca leucadendra Synonym: kayu putih (burung ~) Cinnamon bittern; Ixobrychus cinnamomeus [plural: burung-burung gelam] Synonym: pucung bendang (ikan ~) Waigieu seaperch; Psammoperca waigiensis [plural: ikan-ikan gelam] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: gelam (inherited) === Proper noun === gelam Alternative letter-case form of Gelam (“a tribe of Orang Laut”) === References === ==== Citations ==== ==== Sources ==== “gelam”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕlam.”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I (in English), Mytilini, Yunani: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 337 === Further reading === "gelam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Verb === gelam third-person plural present indicative of gelar