umum

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See also: ūmum

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay umum, from Classical Malay عموم (umum), from Arabic عُمُوم (ʕumūm, “the public”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

umum (comparative lebih umum, superlative paling umum)

  1. usual; common: occurring or happening regularly or frequently
    Synonym: biasa
  2. general;
    Synonyms: awam, wigata
    1. prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual
    2. not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category
    3. not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area
  3. public;
    Synonym: publik
    1. pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group)
    2. open to all members of a community;

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Latin

Noun

umum

  1. accusative singular of umus

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عُمُوم (ʕumūm, “the public”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

umum (Jawi spelling عموم)

  1. public
    untuk tontonan umum
    for general viewing
  2. common, regular
    secara umum dikenali sebagai
    commonly known as

Synonyms

  • am (“common”)
  • awam (“public”)

Verb

umum (mengumumkan)

  1. to announce, to make public
    Pemenang akan diumumkan sebentar lagi.
    The winner shall be announced in a moment.

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Sumerian

Romanization

umum

  1. romanization of 𒌣 (umum)

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عُمُوم (ʕumūm).

Adjective

umum

  1. public

References

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُوم (ʕumūm).

Noun

umum (plural umumlar)

  1. everybody, the public

Adjective

umum (comparative umumroq, superlative eng umum)

  1. whole, all

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