kunyah

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kuñah (compare Indonesian kunyah).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuɲah/
  • Rhymes: -uɲah, -ɲah, -ah

Verb

kunyah (used in the form mengunyah)

  1. (transitive) to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)

Synonyms
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