cengkeram
Indonesian
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Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Malay cengkeram. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkəˈram/ [t͡ʃəŋ.kəˈram]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: ceng‧ke‧ram
Verb
[edit]cengkeram (active mencengkeram, reflexive passive tercengkeram, ordinary passive dicengkeram, imperative cengkeram, emphatic-jussive cengkeramlah)
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Malay cengkeram. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkəˈram/ [t͡ʃəŋ.kəˈram]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: ceng‧ke‧ram
Noun
[edit]cengkeram (plural cengkeram-cengkeram)
- advance, advancement, deposit, down payment
- Synonyms: panjar, persekot, tempah, uang muka, uang tanda jadi
Alternative forms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cengkeram”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016