jamak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamak/ [ˈd͡ʒa.mak̚]
• Rhymes: -amak
• Syllabification: ja‧mak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay jamak, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ).

Adjective

jamak (comparative lebih jamak, superlative paling jamak)

1. plural

   Synonym: plural

Noun

jamak (plural jamak-jamak)

1. (grammar, linguistics) plural

   Synonym: plural

2. (Islam) jam' (prayer of two obligatory prayers together at the prescribed time of one).

Derived terms

• menjamak
• menjamakkan
• penjamakan

• jamak qasar
• jamak takdim
• jamak takhir

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay jamak, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ).

Adjective

jamak (comparative lebih jamak, superlative paling jamak)

1. common
2. usual
3. normal

Derived terms

• kejamakan
• menjamakkan
• sejamaknya

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?]

Noun

jamak (plural jamak-jamak)

1. sharp teak roots

Further reading

• “jamak”, 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