mamah

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.

Verb

mamah

1. to chew

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mamah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mamah/
• Rhymes: -amah, -mah, -ah
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈmä.mäh]

Verb

mamah (Jawi spelling مامه)

1. (transitive) to chew, to masticate, to munch

   Synonym: kunyah

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemamah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• mamahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• memamah [agent focus] (meN-)
• memamahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dimamah [patient focus] (di-)
• dimamahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• termamah [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: mamah
• → Manado Malay: mama

Further reading

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