dekam
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dəˈkam/
- Rhymes: -kam, -am, -m
- Hyphenation: dê‧kam
Verb
dêkam
- (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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dekam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.