peguam

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of pe- +‎ guam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.ɡwam], [pə.ɡu.wam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: pe‧gu‧am

Noun

peguam (Jawi spelling ڤݢوام, plural peguam-peguam, informal 1st possessive peguamku, 2nd possessive peguammu, 3rd possessive peguamnya)

1. A lawyer.

   Synonym: loyar (informal)

Descendants

• → Tausug: pagguwam

Further reading

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