sekam
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay sekam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *skaamʔ (“chaff; husks of paddy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ˈkam/
- Rhymes: -kam, -am, -m
- Hyphenation: sê‧kam
Noun
sêkam (plural sekam-sekam)
- rice husk; rice hull
- (military) chaff: loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection
Derived terms
- bersekaman
- sekam bakar
- sekam mahkota
Further reading
- “sekam” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From East Austroasiatic, Proto-Mon-Khmer *skaamʔ (“chaff; husks of paddy”), whence Bru sakaːm, Pnar skam, Khmer អង្កាម (ʼɑngkaam), Mon ကာံ (kam), Pacoh acam, Bolyu qam⁵³, Riang kʰɑm¹, Vietnamese cám.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səkam/
- Rhymes: -əkam, -kam, -am
Noun
sekam (Jawi spelling سکم, plural sekam-sekam)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- api dalam sekam
Descendants
- Indonesian: sekam
Further reading
- “sekam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.