ketam

See also: ķetam

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kətam/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

ketam

  1. crab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ketam, from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (crab) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈtam]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tam

Noun

kêtam (plural ketam-ketam)

  1. crab
    Synonym: kepiting
  2. crab-like nip
    Synonyms: ani-ani, tuai
  3. carpenter's plane
    Synonym: serut

Derived terms

  • berketam
  • mengetam
  • pengetam
  • pengetaman
  • ketam batu
  • ketam betina
  • ketam boseng
  • ketam bulat
  • ketam galah
  • ketam jantan
  • ketam kumai
  • ketam lidah
  • ketam panjang
  • ketam pasir
  • ketam perapat
  • ketam sempada
  • ketam sentada

Adjective

kêtam (comparative lebih ketam, superlative paling ketam)

  1. tightly closed

Derived terms

  • mengetam
  • mengetamkan
  • pengetam
  • ketam mulut

Verb

kêtam

  1. to trim
    Synonyms: kerat, potong
  2. to shrink gradually

Derived terms

  • mengetam

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kətam/
  • Rhymes: -am

Etymology 1

From Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Austroasiatic *kta:m (crab) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

Noun

ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam)

  1. crab

Etymology 2

Noun

ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam)

  1. carpenter's plane
Descendants
  • Indonesian: ketam
  • Tagalog: katam
  • Bikol Central: katam
  • Ilocano: katam
  • Tausug: katam

Further reading