macam

Inherited from Malay macam.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [ˈma.t͡ʃam]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃam
• Syllabification: ma‧cam

macam (plural macam-macam)

1. type; kind (a grouping based on shared characteristics)

   Synonyms: jenis, tipe

   berbagai macam cara ― all sorts of ways

2. (rare) way (a method or manner of doing something; a mannerism)

   Synonym: bagaimana

macam

1. like (similar to, reminiscent of)

   Synonyms: seperti, bagaikan, bangsa

• cam (apheresis)
• mcm (Internet, text messaging)

First attested in c. 1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah, in the form of semacamnya.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [ˈma.t͡ʃam]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃam, -t͡ʃam, -am
• Hyphenation: ma‧cam

macam (Jawi spelling ماچم, plural macam-macam)

1. type

   Synonym: jenis

macam (Jawi spelling ماچم)

1. like, similar to

   Synonyms: seperti, laksana

   Kecomelan amoi tu macam arnab.

   The cuteness of that Chinese girl looks similar to a bunny.

• > Indonesian: macam (inherited)

• “macam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.t͡sam/
• Rhymes: -at͡sam
• Syllabification: ma‧cam

macam

1. first-person singular present of macać