This is the 85th most frequent Indonesian word.
malam
"Night."
In this sentence, 'malam' is used with 'ini' meaning 'tonight', referring to the nighttime of the current day.
Malam ini kita akan pergi makan di restoran.
Tonight we will go eat at a restaurant.
Here, 'malam' is used to specify the time period of night in general, in contrast to day.
Bintang terlihat sangat indah di langit malam.
The stars look very beautiful in the night sky.
In this context, 'malam' is paired with 'nanti' meaning 'later', indicating a specific time during the night.