disulam
Malay
Etymology
From di- + sulam, the passive form of menyulam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.su.lam/
- Hyphenation: di‧su‧lam
Verb
disulam
- to be embroidered.
- Saputangan itu disulam dengan corak bunga. ― The handkerchief was embroidered with a floral pattern.
- (figuratively) to be interwoven; to be interspersed.
- Ucapannya disulam dengan jenaka untuk menarik perhatian penonton. ― His speech was interspersed with jokes to attract the audience's attention.
Related terms
Further reading
- "disulam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017