Etymology

mukim

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Today it means: A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore. Full definition →

Malay mukim ← Arabic مُقِيم
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمُقِيم“resident”
  2. Malay · borrowed frommukim
  3. English todaymukim

Borrowed from Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm, “resident”).

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