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)

(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 of Indonesia, 2016.

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