maklum

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay maklum, from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʔlum/ [ˈmaʔ.lʊm]
• Rhymes: -aʔlum
• Syllabification: mak‧lum

Verb

maklum

1. (now uncommon) to know, to be aware of, to be acquainted with

   Synonym: paham

Adjective

maklum

1. (uncommon) well-informed

Conjunction

maklum

1. (colloquial, used only at the beginning of a sentence) because

   Synonyms: gara-gara, karena

Further reading

• “maklum” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm). Doublet of alam, alim, ilmu, malim, maklumat, mualim, and pengalaman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔlum/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈmäʔlʊm], [ˈmäʔlom]

Verb

maklum (Jawi spelling معلوم)

1. (transitive) to inform; to tell
2. (intransitive) to know

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemaklum [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemakluman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• makluman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• memaklumkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• memaklumi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• dimaklumkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• dimaklumi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• termaklum [agentless action] (teR-)
• bermaklum [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mempermaklumkan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• dipermaklumkan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• maklum balas

Adjective

maklum (Jawi spelling معلوم)

1. well-informed

Further reading

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