"jam" meaning in Malay

See jam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒam/ (note: Baku, schwa-variety), [ˈd͡ʒam] (note: Baku, schwa-variety) Audio: Ms-MY-jam.ogg Forms: جم [Jawi], jam-jam [plural], jam² [plural]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|याम||time}} Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=جم}} jam (Jawi spelling جم, plural jam-jam or jam²)
  1. hour (Time period of sixty minutes)
    Sense id: en-jam-ms-noun-XoI-j-iy Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 83 17
  2. clock (instrument to measure or keep track of time)
    Sense id: en-jam-ms-noun-w4jPDI9k Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Derived forms (Affixations): berjam-jam Derived forms (Compounds): jam bicara, jam dalaman, jam detik, jam randik, jam digital, jam dinding, jam induk, jam kawalan, jam kerja, jam kuarza, jam loceng, jam luaran, jam masa nyata, jam matahari, jam pasir, jam pelajaran, jam penggera, jam saku, jam tangan Disambiguation of 'Affixations': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'Compounds': 33 67

Alternative forms

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    },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam kawalan"
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam kerja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam kuarza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam loceng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam luaran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "33 67",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam pasir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam pelajaran"
        },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam penggera"
        },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
          "sense": "Compounds",
          "word": "jam saku"
        },
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          "_dis1": "33 67",
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      "sense": "Compounds",
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    },
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      "word": "jam dinding"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam induk"
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      "word": "jam kawalan"
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      "word": "jam kerja"
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      "word": "jam kuarza"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam loceng"
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      "word": "jam luaran"
    },
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      "word": "jam masa nyata"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam matahari"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam pasir"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam pelajaran"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam penggera"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam saku"
    },
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "jam tangan"
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      "lang_code": "jv",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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      "word": "ꦗꦩ꧀"
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "word": "แยฺ"
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      "form": "جم",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "jam-jam",
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        "jam"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒam/",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒam]",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jam"
}

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