paham

paham

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• faham (Standard Malay)

Etymology

From earlier faham, from Malay faham, paham, from Classical Malay فهم‎ (faham), ڤهم‎ (paham), from Arabic فَهْم‎ (fahm, “understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ham/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ham
• Rhymes: -ham, -am, -m

Noun

paham (first-person possessive pahamku, second-person possessive pahammu, third-person possessive pahamnya)

1. understanding
2. opinion
3. view

Verb

paham (used in the form memahami or memahamkan)

1. to understand

Adjective

paham

1. clever and understanding

Derived terms

• berpaham
• kesepahaman
• memahami
• memahamkan
• mempahami
• mempahamkan
• pemahaman
• sepaham
• terpahami

 

• paham kawasan
• paham kesektean
• paham sekuler
• paham skolastik

 

Further reading

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

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Alternative forms

• pam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈham/

Adverb

paham

1. why (literary)
   • Paham wyt ti yma?

     Why are you here?

2. wherefore