Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *jarum, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *zarum, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒarom/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒarʊm/
• Rhymes: -arom, -rom, -om