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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay jam tangan, compound of jam (“clock”) + tangan (“hand, arm”), calque of Chinese 手錶/手表 (literally “hand watch”) or calque of Japanese 腕時計 (udedokei, literally “arm + clock”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jam tangan (first-person possessive jam tanganku, second-person possessive jam tanganmu, third-person possessive jam tangannya)
- wristwatch
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Malay
Etymology
Compound of jam (“clock”) + tangan (“hand, arm”), calque of Chinese 手錶/手表 (literally “hand watch”) or calque of Japanese 腕時計 (udedokei, literally “arm + clock”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jam tangan (Jawi spelling جم تاڠن, plural jam-jam tangan, informal 1st possessive jam tanganku, 2nd possessive jam tanganmu, 3rd possessive jam tangannya)
- wristwatch
Descendants
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