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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay hukum, from Classical Malay hukum, from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).
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Noun
hukum (plural hukum-hukum)
- law:
- (law) a binding regulation or custom established by its legislative and judicial authorities in a community.
- (sciences) a statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions.
- sentence, verdict, the decision or judgement of a court.
- Synonyms: hukuman, putusan, vonis
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Malay
Etymology
From Classical Malay hukum, from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhukum/
- Hyphenation: hu‧kum
Noun
hukum (Jawi spelling حکم, plural hukum-hukum, informal 1st possessive hukumku, 2nd possessive hukummu, 3rd possessive hukumnya)
- (law) law
- provisions, rules
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