paman

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See also: pam- -an

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay paman.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

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paman (first-person possessive pamanku, second-person possessive pamanmu, third-person possessive pamannya)

  1. uncle

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Javanese paman (uncle), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-amax-en (father), from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (father). Doublet of rama.

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Noun

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paman (Jawi spelling راما, plural paman-paman, informal 1st possessive pamanku, 2nd possessive pamanmu, 3rd possessive pamannya)

  1. (colloquial) uncle
  2. (colloquial) a form of address to persons that older than oneself

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Further reading

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  • 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.