paman
See also: pam- -an
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -an
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese paman (“uncle”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-amax-en (“father”), from Proto-Austronesian *amax (“father”). Doublet of rama.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /paman/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /paman/
- Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an
Noun
paman (Jawi spelling راما, plural paman-paman, informal 1st possessive pamanku, 2nd possessive pamanmu, 3rd possessive pamannya)
- (colloquial) uncle
- (colloquial) a form of address to persons that older than oneself
Synonyms
- bapa saudara
- pak cik
- mamak
Further reading
- “paman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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