mukim
noun
mukim is spelled M-U-K-I-M: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mukim means “A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mukim is mukims.
How many letters and syllables are in mukim?
| Letters | 5: M-U-K-I-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mukim?
Mukim appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mukim
- mukims plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mukim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mukim come from?
Borrowed from Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm, “resident”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).