"macam" meaning in Malay

See macam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

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

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

Alternative forms

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