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Malay
Etymology
From Arabic حُلْقُوم (ḥulqūm, “throat; windpipe; esophagus”). Doublet of lekum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhalkum/
- Hyphenation: hal‧kum
Noun
halkum (Jawi spelling حلقوم, plural halkum-halkum, informal 1st possessive halkumku, 2nd possessive halkummu, 3rd possessive halkumnya)
- throat
- Synonym: kerongkong
- Adam's apple
- Synonym: lekum
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