terkam

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay terkam.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərˈkam/ [t̪ərˈkam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: ter‧kam

Verb

têrkam (active menerkam, passive diterkam)

  1. (transitive) to pounce
    Singa yang galak itu siap menerkam mangsanya. ― The savage lion is ready to pounce on its prey.

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tər.kam/
  • Rhymes: -kam, -am
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [t̪ərˈkäm]

Verb

terkam (Jawi spelling ترکم)

  1. to pounce

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penerkam [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penerkaman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • terkaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menerkam [agent focus] (meN-)
  • diterkam [patient focus] (di-)
  • terterkam [agentless action] (teR-)
  • berterkaman [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: terkam

Further reading

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