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filem

Pronunciation: /filəm/

“filem” is a Malay word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. film
  2. movie

Etymology

From English film. Earlier spelled filam. The current spelling was adopted from Indonesian filem in an effort to standardise Malay and Indonesian spelling (although it is now film that is standard in Indonesian).

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