pejam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pejam.

Verb

pejam

to close (the eyes)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic (compare Indonesian pejam), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Hawaiian moe (“to sleep”), Maori moe (“to sleep”), Rapa Nui moe (“to sleep”), Tahitian moe (“to sleep”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəd͡ʒam/
Rhymes: -əd͡ʒam, -d͡ʒam, -am

Verb

pejam (Jawi spelling ڤجم‎)

to close (the eyes)

Synonyms

kejam
picing

Further reading

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

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