"cam" meaning in Malay

See cam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃam/ (note: Baku, schwa-variety), [ˈt͡ʃam] (note: Baku, schwa-variety) 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, Pages with 26 entries, Pages with entries
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
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    }
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        "tr": "cap"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare Urak Lawoi' จับ (cap, “to remember”).",
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      "form": "چم",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "چم"
      },
      "expansion": "cam (Jawi spelling چم)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "cam"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 26 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "pengecaman"
        },
        {
          "word": "camkan"
        },
        {
          "word": "mengecamkan"
        },
        {
          "word": "dicamkan"
        }
      ],
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        "to recognise by sight; to identify; to remember what has been seen"
      ],
      "id": "en-cam-ms-verb-iMwNL4--",
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          "recognise",
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        ],
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          "identify",
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          "remember",
          "remember"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kenal pasti"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cam"
}
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "pengecaman"
    },
    {
      "word": "camkan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mengecamkan"
    },
    {
      "word": "dicamkan"
    }
  ],
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        "3": ""
      },
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    },
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        "tr": "cap"
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      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare Urak Lawoi' จับ (cap, “to remember”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "چم",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "چم"
      },
      "expansion": "cam (Jawi spelling چم)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "cam"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Malay 1-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay verbs",
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        "to recognise by sight; to identify; to remember what has been seen"
      ],
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        [
          "recognise",
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        ],
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          "identify",
          "identify"
        ],
        [
          "remember",
          "remember"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kenal pasti"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cam"
}

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