"macam" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [Singapore], [ˈma˧t͡ɕ˭jam˦] [Singapore, rare] (note: with Hokkien-influenced pronunciation), [ˈma˧t͡ʃam˦], [-˦˧] Forms: macham [alternative], machiam [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay macam (“like”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ms|macam|t=like}} Unadapted borrowing from Malay macam (“like”) Head templates: {{head|en|preposition}} macam
  1. (Singapore, Singlish, Malaysia) Like, similar to, resembling. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, Singlish

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈma.t͡ʃam] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: macam-macam [plural]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃam Etymology: Inherited from Malay macam. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|macam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay macam, {{inh+|id|ms|macam}} Inherited from Malay macam Head templates: {{id-noun}} macam (plural macam-macam)
  1. type; kind (a grouping based on shared characteristics) Synonyms: jenis, tipe
    Sense id: en-macam-id-noun-WHloW1wz Categories (other): Indonesian terms with collocations, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 60 11 29 Disambiguation of Indonesian prepositions: 60 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 39 9 23 29 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 8 20 24 0
  2. (rare) way (a method or manner of doing something; a mannerism) Tags: rare Synonyms: bagaimana
    Sense id: en-macam-id-noun-Sb~njSbc

Preposition [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃam/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈma.t͡ʃam] [Standard-Indonesian]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃam Etymology: Inherited from Malay macam. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|macam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay macam, {{inh+|id|ms|macam}} Inherited from Malay macam Head templates: {{head|id|preposition}} macam
  1. like (similar to, reminiscent of) Synonyms: seperti, bagaikan, bangsa Derived forms: bermacam, bermacam-macam, macam-macam, semacam, macam mana
    Sense id: en-macam-id-prep-9RGktu8z

Conjunction [Malay]

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃam/, [ˈma.t͡ʃam] Forms: ماچم [Jawi], cam [alternative], mcm [alternative, Internet]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃam, -t͡ʃam, -am 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. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|ar|مقام|t=way, kind, type, variety; music: scale}} Arabic مقام (“way, kind, type, variety; music: scale”), {{bor|ms|fa}} Persian [Term?], {{etydate|c|1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah}} First attested in c. 1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah Head templates: {{ms-conj|j=ماچم}} macam (Jawi spelling ماچم)
  1. like, similar to Synonyms: seperti, laksana Derived forms: bermacam, bermacam-macam, macam mana, macam-macam, semacam
    Sense id: en-macam-ms-conj-4XqvlXzZ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Noun [Malay]

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃam/, [ˈma.t͡ʃam] Forms: ماچم [Jawi], macam-macam [plural], macam² [plural], cam [alternative], mcm [alternative, Internet]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃam, -t͡ʃam, -am 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. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|ar|مقام|t=way, kind, type, variety; music: scale}} Arabic مقام (“way, kind, type, variety; music: scale”), {{bor|ms|fa}} Persian [Term?], {{etydate|c|1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah}} First attested in c. 1380s in Hikayat Amir Hamzah Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ماچم}} macam (Jawi spelling ماچم, plural macam-macam or macam²)
  1. type Synonyms: jenis
    Sense id: en-macam-ms-noun-EwPAawsB

Verb [Polish]

IPA: /ˈma.t͡sam/
Rhymes: -at͡sam Head templates: {{head|pl|verb form}} macam
  1. first-person singular present of macać Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: macać
    Sense id: en-macam-pl-verb-DPlsFkRY Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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}

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