See also: ķetam

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Noun edit

ketam

  1. crab

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kəˈtam]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tam

Noun edit

kêtam (first-person possessive ketamku, second-person possessive ketammu, third-person possessive ketamnya)

  1. crab
    Synonym: kepiting
  2. crab-like nip
    Synonyms: ani-ani, tuai
  3. carpenter's plane.
    Synonym: serut

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Adjective edit

kêtam

  1. tightly closed.

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Verb edit

kêtam

  1. to trim.
    Synonyms: kerat, potong
  2. to shrink gradually.

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (crab) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

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Noun edit

ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam, informal 1st possessive ketamku, 2nd possessive ketammu, 3rd possessive ketamnya)

  1. crab

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: ketam
  • Tagalog: katang

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