faham

English

Etymology

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Noun

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.

Translations

leaves of Jumellea fragrans

• French: faham (fr) m

References

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

Indonesian

Noun

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

Verb

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

Adjective

faham

1. nonstandard form of paham

Malay

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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Arabic فَهْم (fahm)bor.

Malay faham

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaham/ [ˈfa.ham]

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

Affixations

• berfaham
• berfahaman
• bersefahaman
• kesefahaman
• persefahaman
• sefaham
• sefahaman

Compounds

• faham kapitalis
• faham kapitalis laissez-faire
• faham komunis
• faham sosialis
• faham sosialis Marx
• faham taakul

Verb

faham (Jawi spelling فهم)

1. to understand

   Synonyms: fahami, mengerti, reti

Derived terms

Affixations

• fahami
• fahamkan
• kefahaman
• ketidakfahaman
• pemahaman

Descendants

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

Interjection

faham (Jawi spelling فهم)

1. capisce

Further reading

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