diam

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/ˈdi.am/[tjɑm˦˨]

interjection

Be quiet.

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Meanings

diam1

noundiam (plural diams)

plural diams

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of diameter.

diam2

noundiam (plural diams)

plural diams

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of diamond.

diam3

interjection
  1. MalaysiaSingaporeinformalBe quiet.

    So diam lah, baruah bangsat!

    2013 June 7, <par@tmnet.net.my>, “Mooted online media control 'not politically motivated'”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)
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    Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.

    2021 April 8, intruder, “God so loved the world”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

    If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.

    2023 December 9, “Najib wants more time for another run.”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

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Origin

diam · interjection

  1. Teochew恬“silent”
  2. Hokkien恬“silent”
  3. Englishdiam

Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, this word is reanalysed as a loan from Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam⁷, “silent”).

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APA

diam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diam

MLA

“diam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diam.

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