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Iban
Pronunciation
Noun
ketam
- crab
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ketam, from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).
Pronunciation
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
Adjective
kêtam
- tightly closed.
Derived terms
Verb
kêtam
- to trim.
- Synonyms: kerat, potong
- to shrink gradually.
Derived terms
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Malay
Etymology
From Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).
Pronunciation
Noun
ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam, informal 1st possessive ketamku, 2nd possessive ketammu, 3rd possessive ketamnya)
- crab
Descendants
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