kejam

Indonesian

Adjective

kejam

closed (eyes)

Verb

kejam

to close (eyes) (used in the form mengejamkan)

See also

pejam

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəd͡ʒam/
Rhymes: -əd͡ʒam, -d͡ʒam, -am

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Hawaiian moe (“to sleep”), Indonesian pejam, Maori moe (“to sleep”), Rapa Nui moe (“to sleep”), Tahitian moe (“to sleep”)).

Verb

kejam (Jawi spelling کجم‎)

to close (the eyes)

Synonyms

pejam
picing

Adjective

kejam (Jawi spelling کجم‎)

vicious

Synonyms

zalim

Further reading

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

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