setem

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English stamp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈtɛm/

Noun

setem

1. stamp

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch *stemma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stamnijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈtɛm]
• Rhymes: -tɛm, -ɛm, -m
• Hyphenation: sê‧tèm

Noun

sêtèm

1. (colloquial) vote

   Synonym: suara

   Synonym: undi (Standard Malay)

Adjective

sêtèm

1. (colloquial) tuned

   Synonyms: setala, sesuai, selaras

Derived terms

• menyetem
• penyeteman
• seteman

 

Further reading

• “setem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English stamp, from Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”).

Noun

setem

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) stamp, a small designed piece of paper with a face value used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.

Synonyms

• perangko (Riau)
• prangko (elsewhere in Indonesia)
• kepala raja

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɛm
• Syllabification: se‧tem

Noun

setem m

1. instrumental singular of set