"mamak" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmamaʔ/ Forms: مامق [Jawi], mamak-mamak [plural], mamakku [first-person, informal, possessive], mamakmu [possessive, second-person], mamaknya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -amak, -mak, -ak Etymology: Several etymologies have been proposed: * Borrowed from Tamil மாமா (māmā). Compare Telugu మామ (māma). * Borrowed from Sanskrit मामा (māmā). Compare Hindi मामा (māmā), Marathi मामा (māmā). * Inherited from Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h. Compare Temuan mamak, Kerinci mamak, Kubu mamok, Tagalog mama. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|ta|மாமா|sc=Taml}} Tamil மாமா (māmā), {{cog|te|మామ|sc=Telu}} Telugu మామ (māma), {{bor|ms|sa|मामा|sc=Deva}} Sanskrit मामा (māmā), {{cog|hi|मामा|sc=Deva}} Hindi मामा (māmā), {{cog|mr|मामा|sc=Deva}} Marathi मामा (māmā), {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*mama(ʔ)}} Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ), {{inh|ms|map-pro|*ama-h}} Proto-Austronesian *ama-h, {{cog|kvr|mamak}} Kerinci mamak, {{cog|kvb|mamok}} Kubu mamok, {{cog|tl|mama}} Tagalog mama Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=مامق}} mamak (Jawi spelling مامق, plural mamak-mamak, informal 1st possessive mamakku, 2nd possessive mamakmu, 3rd possessive mamaknya)
  1. a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household Synonyms (maternal uncle): pakcik
    Sense id: en-mamak-ms-noun-kOiNheAq Disambiguation of 'maternal uncle': 92 5 4
  2. (slang) a Tamil Muslim Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-mamak-ms-noun-1GlHhgK7
  3. a roadside stall or restaurant that sells Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine
    Sense id: en-mamak-ms-noun-rW7Iahnd Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 54
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yue",
            "2": "嘛嘛",
            "sc": "Hani",
            "tr": "maa3 maa3"
          },
          "expansion": "Cantonese: 嘛嘛 (maa3 maa3)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cantonese: 嘛嘛 (maa3 maa3)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cmn",
            "2": "嘛嘛",
            "sc": "Hani",
            "tr": "mama"
          },
          "expansion": "Mandarin: 嘛嘛 (mama)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mandarin: 嘛嘛 (mama)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mamak",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mamak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mamak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "mamak"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: mamak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: mamak"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ta",
        "3": "மாமா",
        "sc": "Taml"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil மாமா (māmā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "మామ",
        "sc": "Telu"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu మామ (māma)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mr",
        "2": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Marathi मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*mama(ʔ)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ama-h"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ama-h",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvr",
        "2": "mamak"
      },
      "expansion": "Kerinci mamak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvb",
        "2": "mamok"
      },
      "expansion": "Kubu mamok",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Several etymologies have been proposed:\n* Borrowed from Tamil மாமா (māmā). Compare Telugu మామ (māma).\n* Borrowed from Sanskrit मामा (māmā). Compare Hindi मामा (māmā), Marathi मामा (māmā).\n* Inherited from Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h. Compare Temuan mamak, Kerinci mamak, Kubu mamok, Tagalog mama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مامق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamak-mamak",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamakku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamakmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamaknya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "مامق"
      },
      "expansion": "mamak (Jawi spelling مامق, plural mamak-mamak, informal 1st possessive mamakku, 2nd possessive mamakmu, 3rd possessive mamaknya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household"
      ],
      "id": "en-mamak-ms-noun-kOiNheAq",
      "links": [
        [
          "uncle",
          "uncle"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "92 5 4",
          "sense": "maternal uncle",
          "word": "pakcik"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "a Tamil Muslim"
      ],
      "id": "en-mamak-ms-noun-1GlHhgK7",
      "links": [
        [
          "Tamil",
          "Tamil"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) a Tamil Muslim"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 37 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a roadside stall or restaurant that sells Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine"
      ],
      "id": "en-mamak-ms-noun-rW7Iahnd"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmamaʔ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mamak"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ak/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/amak",
    "Rhymes:Malay/mak"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yue",
            "2": "嘛嘛",
            "sc": "Hani",
            "tr": "maa3 maa3"
          },
          "expansion": "Cantonese: 嘛嘛 (maa3 maa3)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cantonese: 嘛嘛 (maa3 maa3)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cmn",
            "2": "嘛嘛",
            "sc": "Hani",
            "tr": "mama"
          },
          "expansion": "Mandarin: 嘛嘛 (mama)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mandarin: 嘛嘛 (mama)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mamak",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mamak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mamak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "mamak"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: mamak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: mamak"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ta",
        "3": "மாமா",
        "sc": "Taml"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil மாமா (māmā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "మామ",
        "sc": "Telu"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu మామ (māma)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mr",
        "2": "मामा",
        "sc": "Deva"
      },
      "expansion": "Marathi मामा (māmā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*mama(ʔ)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ama-h"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ama-h",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvr",
        "2": "mamak"
      },
      "expansion": "Kerinci mamak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kvb",
        "2": "mamok"
      },
      "expansion": "Kubu mamok",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Several etymologies have been proposed:\n* Borrowed from Tamil மாமா (māmā). Compare Telugu మామ (māma).\n* Borrowed from Sanskrit मामा (māmā). Compare Hindi मामा (māmā), Marathi मामा (māmā).\n* Inherited from Proto-Malayic *mama(ʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h. Compare Temuan mamak, Kerinci mamak, Kubu mamok, Tagalog mama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مامق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamak-mamak",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamakku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamakmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mamaknya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "مامق"
      },
      "expansion": "mamak (Jawi spelling مامق, plural mamak-mamak, informal 1st possessive mamakku, 2nd possessive mamakmu, 3rd possessive mamaknya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncle",
          "uncle"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Tamil Muslim"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Tamil",
          "Tamil"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) a Tamil Muslim"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a roadside stall or restaurant that sells Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmamaʔ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mak"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "maternal uncle",
      "word": "pakcik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mamak"
}

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