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Where does “tamak” come from?
tamak (Indonesian) comes from Malay tamak, from Arabic طَمَع.
tamak
(Indonesian): greedy
Definitions
greedy
Ancestry of “tamak”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
tamak
greedy
2
Arabic
طَمَع
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