tajam

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tajam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm.

• Semantic loan from Dutch scherp (“sharp”) for sharp sense except sense 1
• The sense in firearm is a semantic loan from Japanese 実(じつ) (jitsu, “real, true”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtad͡ʒam/ [ˈt̪a.d͡ʒam]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒam
• Syllabification: ta‧jam

Adjective

tajam (comparative lebih tajam, superlative paling tajam)

1. sharp:
   1. terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily

      Synonyms: runcing, lancip

      senjata tajam. ― Sharp weapon

   2. intelligent

      pikirannya tajam ― His mind is sharp

      Synonym: cerdas

   3. offensive, critical, or acrimonious

      kritik tajam ― sharp criticism

      Synonyms: keras, pedas

   4. acute: forming a small angle, angle of less than ninety degrees

      tikungan tajam ― sharp turn

      Synonyms: akut, lancip

2. in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
3. real, clear

   Synonyms: nyata, jelas

   1. (of firearms or explosives) live: capable of causing harm

      peluru tajam ― live ammunition

Derived terms

Affixations

• ketajaman
• mempertajam
• menajam
• menajamkan
• penajam
• penajaman
• tertajam

Compounds

• tajam mata
• tajam mulut
• tajam otak
• tajam pikiran
• tajam selera
• tajam siasat
• tajam tilik

Compounds

• peluru tajam
• senjata tajam

Further reading

• “tajam”, 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

Latvian

Noun

tajam m

1. dative singular of tajs

Lithuanian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪âː.jɛm/

Pronoun

tájam

1. pronominal dative masculine singular of tas

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ǎː.jɛm/, [t̪ˠäˈä.jɛmˠ]

Pronoun

tãjam

1. alternative form of tãjame

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtad͡ʒam/ [ˈt̪a.d͡ʒam]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒam, -d͡ʒam, -am
• Hyphenation: ta‧jam

Adjective

tajam (Jawi spelling تاجم, comparative lebih tajam, superlative paling tajam)

1. sharp:
   1. terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily

      Synonyms: runcing, lancip

      Antonym: tumpul

      senjata tajam ― sharp weapon

   2. intelligent

      Synonyms: cerdas, pintar, cerdik

      minda tajam ― sharp mind

   3. offensive, critical, or acrimonious

      kritik tajam ― sharp criticism

      Synonyms: keras, pedas

   4. acute: forming a small angle, angle of less than ninety degrees

      Synonyms: tirus, lancip

      penjuru tajam ― sharp corner

2. in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
3. real, clear

   Synonyms: nyata, jelas, ketara

4. (of soap, smoke, acid, etc.) harmful

   asap tajam ― harmful smoke

Derived terms

Affixations

• dipertajam (“to be sharpened”)
• ditajamkan (“to be made sharp”)
• ketajaman (“sharpness”)
• mempertajam (“to sharpen”)
• menajam (“to become sharp”)
• menajamkan (“to make sharp”)
• penajam (“sharpener”)
• penajaman (“process of making sharp”)
• tertajam (“the sharpest”)
• tertajamkan (“to make sharp accidentally”)

Compounds

• tajam akal, tajam fikiran (“smart”)
• tajam mata (“having sharp eyesight”)
• tajam mulut (“foul-mouthed”)
• tajam pendengaran (“having great hearing”)
• tajam-tajam (“very sharp”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tajam

Further reading

• “tajam”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Noun

tajam (Sundanese script ᮒᮏᮙ᮪)

1. (pathology) dysentery

References

• "tajam" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "TADJAM", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	tajam
Brazilian standard	tajam
New Tribes	tajam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taham]

Ideophone

tajam

1. zooming

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “tajam”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon