Etymology

DYMM

D2Y4M3M3

Today it means: Synonym of His Majesty (when addressing a Malay monarch). Full definition →

Malay DYMM
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromDYMM
  2. English todayDYMM

Borrowed from Malay DYMM, short for Duli Yang Maha Mulia (“His Majesty, literally, "he who is below the dust of Almighty God"”)

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