Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

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Noun

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جاروم (Rumi spelling jarum, plural جاروم٢)

  1. needle (implement for sewing etc.)