What is 'kawan' called in English?

'kawan' in English is called "Chum". Chum refers to: Teman dekat atau sahabat, terutama yang sering dihabiskan waktu bersama.

How do you pronounce 'Chum' and 'kawan'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Chum' and native Indonesian audio speech for 'kawan' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "My old chum from college is coming to visit next week." | Indonesian: "Kawan lama saya dari kuliah akan datang berkunjung minggu depan."

noun · verb

English to Indonesian Dictionary

nounkawan, umpan

verbberkawan

kawan in English:chum

Quick Answer • Indonesian Meaning

Arti chum dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah kawan, umpan, berkawan. (Teman dekat atau sahabat, terutama yang sering dihabiskan waktu bersama.)

1
noun
kawan
A close friend or companion, especially one with whom one spends a lot of time.
Teman dekat atau sahabat, terutama yang sering dihabiskan waktu bersama.
2
verb
berkawan
To associate closely with someone as a friend, often spending a lot of time together.
Bergaul erat dengan seseorang sebagai teman, seringkali menghabiskan banyak waktu bersama.
3
noun
umpan
Chopped fish or other material thrown into the water to attract other fish.
Ikan cincang atau bahan lain yang dilemparkan ke dalam air untuk menarik ikan lain.

casual

“My old chum from college is coming to visit next week.”

Kawan lama saya dari kuliah akan datang berkunjung minggu depan.

casual

“They used to chum around together all the time during their school days.”

Mereka dulu sering berkawan bersama sepanjang waktu selama masa sekolah mereka.

business

“The fishermen threw chum into the water to attract the tuna.”

Para nelayan melemparkan umpan ke dalam air untuk menarik ikan tuna.

In English:

In English:

past tensechummed

present participlechumming

pluralchums