macam

== English == === Alternative forms === macham, machiam === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Malay macam (“like”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃam/, (with Hokkien-influenced pronunciation, rare) [ˈma˧t͡ɕ˭jam˦] With pitch accent: IPA(key): [ˈma˧t͡ʃam˦], [-˦˧] === Preposition === macam (Singapore, Singlish, Malaysia) Like, similar to, resembling. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay macam. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [ˈma.t͡ʃam] Rhymes: -at͡ʃam Syllabification: ma‧cam === Noun === macam (plural macam-macam) type; kind (a grouping based on shared characteristics) Synonyms: jenis, tipe berbagai macam cara ― all sorts of ways (rare) way (a method or manner of doing something; a mannerism) Synonym: bagaimana === Preposition === macam like (similar to, reminiscent of) Synonyms: seperti, bagaikan, bangsa ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “macam”, 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 == Malay == === Alternative forms === macham (British colonies, 1924-1972) cam (apheresis) mcm (Internet, text messaging) === Etymology === Ulltimately from Arabic مقام (“way, kind, type, variety; music: scale”), probably via Persian [Term?]. First attested in c. 1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah, in the form of semacamnya. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [ˈma.t͡ʃam] Rhymes: -at͡ʃam, -t͡ʃam, -am Hyphenation: ma‧cam === Noun === macam (Jawi spelling ماچم, plural macam-macam or macam2) type Synonyms: jenis, ragam, lagu === Conjunction === macam (Jawi spelling ماچم) like, similar to Synonyms: serupa, sebiji, sebijik, seperti, laksana ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: macam (inherited) === Further reading === "macam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡sam/ Rhymes: -at͡sam Syllabification: ma‧cam === Verb === macam first-person singular present of macać