English Explanatory Dictionary

tikam-tikam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of lucky draw or lottery-like game popular throughout the 1950s to the 1970s; usually, prizes are won by pulling slips of paper or numbered tickets from a board.
verb
  1. To choose (something) at random.
adj
  1. Arbitrarily chosen; characterized by random choices.

Pronunciation

[ˈt˭ɪk˭am ˌt˭ɪk˭am] [ˈt˭i-]

Word forms

tikam-tikam tikam tikam tikam

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay tikam-tikam lit. “to stab repeatedly; knife game” from reduplication of tikam “to stab”.

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