klaim

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch claim, from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈklaɪ̯m]
Hyphenation: klaim

Noun

klaim (first-person possessive klaimku, second-person possessive klaimmu, third-person possessive klaimnya)

claim:
1. (law) a legal demand for ownership, compensation or damages.
2. a new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.

Affixed terms

mengeklaim
pengeklaim
pengeklaiman

Further reading

“klaim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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