"cam" meaning in Malay

See cam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: Clipping of macam. Etymology templates: {{clipping|ms|macam}} Clipping of macam Head templates: {{head|ms|conjunction}} cam
  1. (colloquial) apheretic form of macam Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-cam-ms-conj-s8MklD57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃam/ (note: Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [ˈt͡ʃam] (note: Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: چم [Jawi]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare Urak Lawoi' จับ (cap, “to remember”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|}} Sanskrit [Term?], {{cog|urk|จับ|t=to remember|tr=cap}} Urak Lawoi' จับ (cap, “to remember”) Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=چم}} cam (Jawi spelling چم)
  1. to recognise by sight; to identify; to remember what has been seen Synonyms: kenal pasti Derived forms: pengecaman, camkan, mengecamkan, dicamkan
    Sense id: en-cam-ms-verb-iMwNL4-- Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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