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)
- 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)
- (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
- Indonesian: guam
Further reading
- “guam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.