dekam

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈkam/
• Rhymes: -kam, -am, -m
• Hyphenation: dê‧kam

Verb

dêkam

1. (only used with an affix, intransitive) to curl up (to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection)

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berdekam
• mendekam

 

Further reading

• “dekam” 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.