mesin tikam
Malay
Etymology
Compound of mesin + tikam, literally “random machine”.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmesen ˈtikam/ [ˈme.sen̪ ˈt̪i.kam]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmesin ˈtikam/ [ˈme.sin̪ ˈt̪i.kam]
- Rhymes: -ikam, -am
- Hyphenation: me‧sin ti‧kam
Noun
mesin tikam (Jawi spelling ميسين تيکم, plural mesin-mesin tikam)
- A vending machine that distributes random toys after being given coins, similar to a gacha machine, especially those popular in Malaysia during the 1990s.