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macam

[ˈma˧t͡ʃam˦]

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Singapore/ˈmat͡ʃam/

macam preposition: like, similar to, resembling.

Preposition

macam

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Singlish) Like, similar to, resembling.
    • Eee! Who-ah? You-ah? Oi! Cannot tahan man. Never shit so long-ah? Macham atomic bomb man. Uncle! Your old backside got big gas refinery is it?2006, Elangovan, Smegma, Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33
    • Macham [like] monster like that. My eyes lagi [even more] worse.2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 3, Island Talk 1

Forms of macam

alternative formmacham
alternative formmachiam

Origin of macam

Unadapted borrowing from Malay macam (“like”).

Questions about macam

What does macam mean?
Macam means like, similar to, resembling.
What part of speech is macam?
Macam is a preposition.
How do you pronounce macam?
Macam is pronounced /ˈmat͡ʃam/ (Singapore).

Words near macam in the dictionary

  1. macaloid
  2. MacAlpine
  3. macaluba
  4. Macaluso
  5. Macalusos
  6. macam
  7. macambira
  8. macambiras
  9. macana
  10. macanas
  11. Macanese

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