guam

See also: Guam and GUAM

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuam/
• Rhymes: -uam, -wam, -am
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈɡuäm]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guham, from Proto-Austronesian *guSam. Compare Tagalog guham.

Noun

guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

1. thrush; a disease of the sprue type attacking children

Descendants

• Indonesian: guam

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢوم goewam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 108
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢوم guwam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 583
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “guam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 376

Etymology 2

From Thai ความ (kwaam, “affair, matter, lawsuit”)

Noun

guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

1. (archaic) dispute; conflict; disagreement

   Synonyms: telingkah, sanggah

2. lawsuit

   Synonyms: bicara, dakwa

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peguam [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• guaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perguaman [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• berguam [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: guam

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “guam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 376

Further reading

• “guam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.