setem

Borrowed from English stamp.

• IPA^(key): /səˈtɛm/

setem

1. stamp

Borrowed from Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch *stemma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stamnijō.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈtɛm/ [səˈt̪em]
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: se‧tem

sêtèm (plural setem-setem)

1. (colloquial) vote

   Synonym: suara

   Synonym: undi (Standard Malay)

sêtèm (comparative lebih setem, superlative paling setem)

1. (colloquial) tuned

   Synonyms: setala, sesuai, selaras

sêtèm

1. (colloquial) to tune

   Synonyms: menala, melaras

   Saya setem gitar saya.

   I tune my guitar.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in setem.

• “setem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from English stamp, from Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”).

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səˈtem/ [səˈt̪em]
• Rhymes: -em
• Hyphenation: se‧tem

setém (Jawi spelling ستيم, plural setem-setem or setem²)

1. stamp, a small designed piece of paper with a face value used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.

   Synonyms: perangko (Riau), kepala raja

   Synonym: prangko (elsewhere in Indonesia)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in setem.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɛm
• Syllabification: se‧tem

setem m

1. instrumental singular of set