dilah

Iban

Etymology

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

Noun

dilah

1. tongue

Indonesian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdilah/
• Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: di‧lah

Noun

dilah (plural dilah-dilah)

1. (archaic) lamp; lantern

   Synonyms: dian, pelita

Further reading

• “dilah” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

dilah

1. Romanization of ꦢꦶꦭꦃ

Malay

Etymology

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

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

1. (archaic) lamp; lantern

Descendants

• Indonesian: dilah

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

dilah

1. flame

Derived terms

• adilah
• aṅdilahi
• dumilah

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah, “lamp; lantern”)
  • → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
    • Indonesian: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)

Further reading

• "dilah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.