mukim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm).

Noun

mukim (plural mukims)

  1. A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Translations

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmukɪm]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧kim

Noun

mukim (plural mukim-mukim)

  1. permanent resident
    Synonym: penduduk tetap
    1. permanent resident in Mecca
  2. residence, abode, home, dwelling
    Synonyms: kediaman, tempat tinggal
  3. area, administrative subdivision
    Synonyms: daerah, kawasan
    1. area served by a mosque
    2. an administrative subdivision in Aceh, the subdivision of kecamatan, which is divided into gampong (kelurahan)
    3. (dialect) area with several kampung of Gayonese people

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • Permukiman, Pemukiman

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm).

Noun

mukim (Jawi spelling مقيم, plural mukim-mukim)

  1. mukim (level of administrative division)

Descendants

  • English: mukim
  • Indonesian: mukim

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقیم (mukîm), from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm).

Noun

mukim (definite accusative mukimi, plural mukimler)

  1. resident, occupier, inhabitant

Declension

Declension of mukim
singular plural
nominative mukim mukimler
definite accusative mukimi mukimleri
dative mukime mukimlere
locative mukimde mukimlerde
ablative mukimden mukimlerden
genitive mukimin mukimlerin

Adjective

mukim

  1. dwelling, residentiary

References

  • mukim”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu