klaim

Indonesian

Etymology

From English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklaɪ̯m]
• Hyphenation: klaim

Noun

klaim (first-person possessive klaimku, second-person possessive klaimmu, third-person possessive klaimnya)

1. claim:
   1. (law) a legal demand for ownership, compensation or damages.
   2. a new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.

Affixed terms

• mengeklaim
• pengeklaim
• pengeklaiman

 

Further reading

• “klaim” 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.