guam

See also: Guam and GUAM

Malay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuam/
  • Rhymes: -uam, -wam, -am
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈɡuäm]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guham, from Proto-Austronesian *guSam. Compare Tagalog guham.

Noun

guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

  1. thrush; a disease of the sprue type attacking children
Descendants
  • Indonesian: guam

Noun

guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

  1. (Classical Malay) dispute; conflict; disagreement
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • peguam [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
  • guaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • perguaman [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • berguam [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants

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