hakam

English

Etymology

From Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

Noun

hakam (plural hakams)

1. (Islam) An arbitrator.

Anagrams

• Makah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hakam, from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.kam/
• Rhymes: -kam, -am, -m
• Hyphenation: ha‧kam

Noun

hakam (plural hakam-hakam, first-person possessive hakamku, second-person possessive hakammu, third-person possessive hakamnya)

1. (Islam) arbitrator.

   Synonyms: pengantara, pemisah, wasit

Further reading

• “hakam” 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.