cium

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cium. Possibly derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 唚 / 吣 (chim, “to kiss”) and Bahnar chŭm (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃium/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ʊm]
• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: ci‧um

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Verb

cium

1. to kiss

   Synonyms: cipok, kecup, sun

2. (transitive) to smell

   Synonyms: endus, hidu

Derived terms

• berciuman
• ciuman
• mencium
• mencium-cium
• menciumi
• menciumkan
• pencium
• penciuman
• tercium

Further reading

• “cium”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 唚 / 吣 (chim, “to kiss”) and Bahnar chŭm (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃjum/ [ˈt͡ʃjum]
• Rhymes: -um

Verb

cium (Jawi spelling چيوم)

1. to kiss

   Synonym: kucup

2. to smell

   Synonym: hidu

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pencium [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penciuman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• perciuman [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• ciuman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mencium [agent focus] (meN-)
• menciumi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• dicium [patient focus] (di-)
• diciumi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• tercium [agentless action] (teR-)
• bercium [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bercium-cium [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• bercium-ciuman [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: cium

Further reading

• "cium" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017