setem

Borrowed from English stamp.

• IPA^(key): /səˈtɛm/

setem

1. stamp

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

1. (colloquial) vote

   Synonym: suara

   Synonym: undi (Standard Malay)

sêtèm

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 (Brunei, Malaysia & Singapore) usage can be seen in setem.

• “setem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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”).

• IPA^(key): /səˈtem/ [səˈt̪em]
• Rhymes: -em
• Hyphenation: se‧tem

setém (Jawi spelling ستيم, plural setem-setem)

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.

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

• perangko (Riau)
• prangko (elsewhere in Indonesia)
• kepala raja

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

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

setem m

1. instrumental singular of set