khemah

Malay

Alternative forms

• kemah (Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Noun

khemah (Jawi spelling خيمه, plural khemah-khemah, informal 1st possessive khemahku, 2nd possessive khemahmu, 3rd possessive khemahnya)

1. tent
2. camp

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkhemah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• perkhemahan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)

Further reading

• “khemah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.