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setem

Iban

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English stamp.

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Noun

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setem

  1. stamp

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch *stemma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stamnijō.

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Noun

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sêtèm

  1. (colloquial) vote
    Synonym: suara
    Synonym: undi (Standard Malay)

Adjective

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sêtèm

  1. (colloquial) tuned
    Synonyms: setala, sesuai, selaras

Verb

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sêtèm

  1. Saya setem gitar saya.
    I tune my guitar.
  1. (colloquial) to tune
    Synonyms: menala, melaras

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Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia & Singapore) usage can be seen in setem.

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Malay

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setem

Etymology

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From English stamp, from Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsətəm/ [ˈsə.t̪əm]

Noun

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setem (Jawi spelling ستيم, plural setem-setem)

  1. stamp, a small designed piece of paper with a face value used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in setem.

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Further reading

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Polish

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Noun

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setem m

  1. instrumental singular of set
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