kejam

== Indonesian == === Adjective === kejam (colloquial) brutal violent, vicious, ruthless, cruel Synonym: brutal === Verb === kejam to close (eyes) (used in the form mengejamkan) === See also === pejam picing == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəd͡ʒam/ Rhymes: -əd͡ʒam, -d͡ʒam, -am === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Hawaiian moe (“to sleep”), Indonesian pejam, Māori moe (“to sleep”), Rapa Nui moe (“to sleep”), Tahitian moe (“to sleep”)). ==== Verb ==== kejam (Jawi spelling کجم) to close (the eyes) ===== Synonyms ===== pejam picing === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== kejam (Jawi spelling کجم, comparative lebih kejam, superlative paling kejam) brutal, cruel, ruthless, savage, vicious ===== Synonyms ===== zalim === Further reading === "kejam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017