awamBahasa Indonesia

general, civil, public, civic, civilian

Less common #5,149 of the corpus · 17.3 per million words · 74,027 occurrences

Adjective

Applying to all or most members of a category or group

English: general

Bahasa: umum, menyeluruh, am

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Associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military

English: civilian

Bahasa: sipil, orang am, orang awam

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Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

English: civil

Bahasa: baik hati, sopan santun

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Having no special distinction or quality, widely known or commonly encountered, average or ordinary or usual

English: common

Bahasa: sama, biasa, umum, lazim, bersahaja, kaprah, koman, galib

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Affecting the people or community as a whole

English: public

Bahasa: rakyat, orang ramai

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Affecting the entire body

English: general

Bahasa: umum

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Adverb

By the public or the people generally

English: publicly

Bahasa: orang ramai

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Word family of awam

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