mukim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mukim.

Noun

mukim (plural mukims)

1. A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Translations

level of administrative division

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巫金 (wūjīn)

• Indonesian: mukim (id)
• Malay: mukim

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقيم (muqīm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmukɪm]
• Hyphenation: mu‧kim

Noun

mukim (first-person possessive mukimku, second-person possessive mukimmu, third-person possessive mukimnya)

1. permanent resident

   Synonym: penduduk tetap

   1. permanent resident in Mecca.
2. residence, abode, home, dwelling.

   Synonyms: kediaman, tempat tinggal

3. area, administrative subdivision

   Synonyms: daerah, kawasan

   1. area served by a mosque.
   2. an administrative subdivision in Aceh, the subdivision of kecamatan, which is divided into gampong (kelurahan).
   3. (dialect) area with several kampung of Gayonese people.

Derived terms

• bermukim
• memukimkan
• pemukim
• pemukiman
• permukiman

 

Further reading

• “mukim” 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

Alternative forms

• Permukiman, Pemukiman

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إقامة (ʔiqāma).

Noun

mukim (Jawi spelling مقيم, plural mukim-mukim, informal 1st possessive mukimku, 2nd possessive mukimmu, 3rd possessive mukimnya)

1. mukim (level of administrative division)

Descendants

• → English: mukim
• Indonesian: mukim

Further reading

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