ketum
Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈtum/ [kəˈt̪um]
- Rhymes: -um
- Syllabification: ke‧tum
Noun
[edit]ketum (plural ketum-ketum)
- (politics) Acronym of ketua umum.
Further reading
[edit]- “ketum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
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Etymology
[edit]Related to Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -um
Noun
[edit]ketum (Jawi spelling کتوم, plural ketum-ketum, informal 1st possessive ketumku, 2nd possessive ketummu, 3rd possessive ketumnya)
- the plant Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom.
- a drug created from this plant's leaves.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ketum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.