ketum
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈtum/ [kəˈt̪um]
- Rhymes: -um
- Syllabification: ke‧tum
Noun
ketum (plural ketum-ketum)
- (politics) syllabic abbreviation of ketua umum
Further reading
- “ketum”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Related to Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -um
Noun
ketum (Jawi spelling کتوم, plural ketum-ketum)
- the plant Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom.
- a drug created from this plant's leaves.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “ketum”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017