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ketam.

crab

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈtam/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈt̪am]Standard-Indonesian

  1. crab

  2. crab-like nip

  3. carpenter's plane, planer

  4. clamp

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ketam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

adj/kəˈtam/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈt̪am]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tightly closed

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ketam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

verb/kəˈtam/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈt̪am]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to trim

  2. to shrink gradually

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ketam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

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