kejam

kejam

1. (colloquial) brutal
   1. violent, vicious, ruthless, cruel

      Synonym: brutal

kejam

1. to close (eyes) (used in the form mengejamkan)

• pejam
• picing

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

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

kejam (Jawi spelling کجم)

1. to close (the eyes)

• pejam
• picing

kejam (Jawi spelling کجم, comparative lebih kejam, superlative paling kejam)

1. brutal, cruel, ruthless, savage, vicious

• zalim

• "kejam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017