maklum

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm). Doublet of alam, alim, ilmu, malim, maklumat, mualim, and pengalaman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔlum/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈmäʔlʊm], [ˈmäʔlom]

Verb

maklum (Jawi spelling معلوم)

1. (transitive) to inform; to tell
2. (intransitive) to know

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemaklum [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemakluman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• makluman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• memaklumkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• memaklumi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• dimaklumkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• dimaklumi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• termaklum [agentless action] (teR-)
• bermaklum [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mempermaklumkan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• dipermaklumkan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• maklum balas

Adjective

maklum (Jawi spelling معلوم)

1. well-informed

Further reading

• “maklum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.