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diam¹

Where it comes from

From diameter.

noun diams

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of diameter

diam²

Where it comes from

From diamond.

noun diams

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of diamond

diam³

  • /ˈdi.am/
  • [tjɑm˦˨]

Where it comes from

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”).

interjection

  1. Malaysia, Singapore, informal Be quiet. Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter.

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MLA

"diam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

diam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diam

Chicago

"diam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diam.

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@misc{diam_2026,
  title = {diam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}