ketam

See also: ķetam

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kətam/
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

ketam

1. crab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ketam, from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈtam]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kê‧tam

Noun

kêtam (plural ketam-ketam)

1. crab

   Synonym: kepiting

2. crab-like nip

   Synonyms: ani-ani, tuai

3. carpenter's plane

   Synonym: serut

Derived terms

• berketam
• mengetam
• pengetam
• pengetaman

• ketam batu
• ketam betina
• ketam boseng
• ketam bulat
• ketam galah
• ketam jantan
• ketam kumai
• ketam lidah
• ketam panjang
• ketam pasir
• ketam perapat
• ketam sempada
• ketam sentada

Adjective

kêtam (comparative lebih ketam, superlative paling ketam)

1. tightly closed

Derived terms

• mengetam
• mengetamkan
• pengetam

• ketam mulut

Verb

kêtam

1. to trim

   Synonyms: kerat, potong

2. to shrink gradually

Derived terms

• mengetam

Further reading

• “ketam” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kətam/
• Rhymes: -am

Etymology 1

From Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Austroasiatic *kta:m (“crab”) (whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

Noun

ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam)

1. crab

Etymology 2

Noun

ketam (Jawi spelling کتم, plural ketam-ketam)

1. carpenter's plane

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ketam
• → Tagalog: katam
• → Bikol Central: katam
• → Ilocano: katam
• → Tausug: katam

Further reading

• “ketam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.