Kelam kelimut
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adjective
sastra
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A state of being very dark, gloomy, or unclear, often used to describe a chaotic or uncertain atmosphere.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the word 'kelam' intensified to describe darkness or chaos.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication