namnam
See also: nam nam and nam-nam
Gothic
Romanization
namnam
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰𐌼
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamñam, from Proto-Austronesian *ñamñam (“tasty, delicious”). Compare Ilocano nanam, Maranao ta'am, Tausug namnam, and Malay nyamnyam.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: nam‧nam
- IPA(key): /namˈnam/, [nɐmˈnam]
Noun
namnám (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜋ᜔ᜈᜋ᜔)
- savor; taste
- Synonym: lasa
- act of savoring or tasting food
- Synonyms: lasap, tikim
Derived terms
- inamnam
- ipanamnam
- namnamin
Related terms
- linamnam
References
- “namnam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018