cengkeram

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay cengkeram. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkəˈram/ [t͡ʃəŋ.kəˈram] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: ceng‧ke‧ram ==== Verb ==== cengkeram (active mencengkeram, reflexive passive tercengkeram, ordinary passive dicengkeram, imperative cengkeram, emphatic-jussive cengkeramlah) to grip, to hold, to seize ===== Alternative forms ===== cengkram ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay cengkeram. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkəˈram/ [t͡ʃəŋ.kəˈram] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: ceng‧ke‧ram ==== Noun ==== cengkeram (plural cengkeram-cengkeram) advance, advancement, deposit, down payment Synonyms: panjar, persekot, tempah, uang muka, uang tanda jadi ===== Alternative forms ===== cekeram === Further reading === “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