tamtama

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦠꦩ (tamtama, “selected soldier”), from Old Javanese tama (“mastered thoroughly, potent”), from Sanskrit तम (tama, “most desired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamˈtama/
• Hyphenation: tam‧ta‧ma

Noun

tamtama (first-person possessive tamtamaku, second-person possessive tamtamamu, third-person possessive tamtamanya)

1. (military, law enforcement) enlisted: those individuals who have enlisted in the military and who are not commissioned officers.

   Hyponyms: ajun brigadir polisi, bhayangkara, kelasi, prajurit

Further reading

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