faham

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faham (uncountable)

1. The orchid (Jumellea fragrans), from the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, whose leaves were once used in France as a substitute for China tea.

• “faham”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

• fhm (Internet, text messaging)
• paham (nativization)

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaham/ [ˈfa.ham]

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• Rhymes: -aham, -ham, -am
• Hyphenation: fa‧ham

faham (Jawi spelling فهم)

1. understanding

   Synonyms: fahaman, pengertian

2. viewpoint, opinion

   Synonyms: pendapat, pandangan

3. ideology

   Synonym: ideologi

   faham komunisme ― the ideology of communism

   faham kapitalisme ― the ideology of capitalism

faham (Jawi spelling فهم)

1. to understand

   Synonyms: fahami, mengerti, reti

• Indonesian: faham → paham
• → Tagalog: paham
• → Urak Lawoi': ปาฮับ (pahap)

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