mamah

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mamah (compare Indonesian mamah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mamah/
  • Rhymes: -amah, -mah, -ah

Verb

mamah (used in the form memamah)

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

Synonyms
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