"macam" meaning in Indonesian

See macam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 60 11 29 Disambiguation of Indonesian prepositions: 60 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 7 17 21 26
  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

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 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 7 17 21 26

Inflected forms

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