sekum

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈkʊm/
• Hyphenation: sê‧kum

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin caecum (“caecum”, literally “invisible, hidden”).

Noun

sêkum (first-person possessive sekumku, second-person possessive sekummu, third-person possessive sekumnya)

1. (anatomy) caecum.

   Hypernym: usus besar

Etymology 2

Noun

sêkum (first-person possessive sekumku, second-person possessive sekummu, third-person possessive sekumnya)

1. short for sekretaris umum (“general secretary”).

Further reading

• “sekum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.