No. 796 in Indonesian
ayam
Chicken.
In a sentence
Dia memelihara ayam di halaman rumahnya.
He raises chickens in his backyard.
Here, "ayam" is used as a noun meaning "chicken", referring to the bird.
Ibu memasak ayam goreng untuk makan malam.
Mother is cooking fried chicken for dinner.
In this sentence, "ayam" describes the main ingredient of the dish, meaning "chicken" as food.
Mereka menonton pertunjukan seni dengan tema ayam jago.
They watched an art performance with the theme of a rooster.
The word "ayam" here is specifically referring to a rooster, an adult male chicken, showing a thematic or cultural usage.
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