sulam

See also: sulām

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sulam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulam (“to pierce with a needle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sulam/
  • Rhymes: -ulam, -lam, -am

Verb

sulam (Jawi spelling سولم)

  1. to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penyulam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penyulaman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • sulaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menyulam [agent focus] (meN-)
  • disulam [patient focus] (di-)
  • bersulam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bersulamkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • sulam-menyulam
  • sulam padu

Descendants
  • Indonesian: sulam

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulam (“pierce or remove with a needle”). Compare Bikol Central suram and Malay sulam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsulam/, [ˈsu.lɐm]
  • Hyphenation: su‧lam

Noun

sulam (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. (art) decorative work; needlework; embroidery (on mats, fabric, cloth, etc.)
    Synonyms: burda, labor, samay, disenyo

Derived terms
  • isulam
  • magsulam
  • manulam
  • pagsulaman
  • pagsulamin
  • panulam
  • panyo na sinolaman
  • sinulaman
  • sulaman
  • sulamin
  • sumulam

See also

Further reading

Waray-Waray

Adjective

sulam

  1. toothless; edentate; edentulous
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