filem

Catalan

Verb

filem

1. inflection of filar:
   1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. first-person plural imperative

Indonesian

Noun

filem (first-person possessive filemku, second-person possessive filemmu, third-person possessive filemnya)

1. Nonstandard spelling of film (“film”).

Javanese

Etymology

From Dutch film.

Noun

filem

1. film

Malay

Etymology

From English film. Earlier spelled filam. The current spelling was adopted from Indonesian filem in an effort to standardize Malay and Indonesian spelling (although it is now film that is standard in Indonesian).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filəm/
• Rhymes: -ləm, -əm
• Hyphenation: fi‧lem

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Noun

filem (Jawi spelling فيلم, plural filem-filem, informal 1st possessive filemku, 2nd possessive filemmu, 3rd possessive filemnya)

1. (photography) film
2. movie

   Synonym: wayang gambar

Alternative forms

• film (Indonesia)
• filam (1924-1972)

Further reading

• “filem” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Verb

filem

1. inflection of filar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative