dekam

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈkam/
  • Rhymes: -kam, -am, -m
  • Hyphenation: dê‧kam

Verb

dêkam

  1. (only used with an affix, intransitive) to curl up (to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection)

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