ketam
See also: ķetam
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ketam, from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈtam]
- Hyphenation: kê‧tam
Noun
kêtam (first-person possessive ketamku, second-person possessive ketammu, third-person possessive ketamnya)
- crab
- Synonym: kepiting
- crab-like nip
- Synonyms: ani-ani, tuai
- carpenter's plane.
- Synonym: serut
Derived terms
- berketam
- mengetam
- pengetam
- pengetaman
- ketam batu
- ketam betina
- ketam boseng
- ketam bulat
- ketam galah
- ketam jantan
- ketam kumai
- ketam lidah
- ketam panjang
- ketam pasir
- ketam perapat
- ketam sempada
- ketam sentada
Adjective
kêtam
- tightly closed.
Derived terms
- mengetam
- mengetamkan
- pengetam
- ketam mulut
Verb
kêtam
- to trim.
- Synonyms: kerat, potong
- to shrink gradually.
Derived terms
- mengetam
Further reading
- “ketam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kətam/
- Rhymes: -am
Noun
ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam, informal 1st possessive ketamku, 2nd possessive ketammu, 3rd possessive ketamnya)
- crab
Further reading
- “ketam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.