mam-in

See also: mamin and mámin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mamain, mamin — uncommon

Etymology

From syncopic form of mamain, from mama +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamˈʔin/ [mɐmˈʔin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: mam-in

Noun

mam-ín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜁᜈ᜔)

1. combination of betel nut, chewing tobacco, and a little lime wrapped in a betel leaf prepared for chewing

   Synonyms: hitso, nganga

2. the climbing vine of betel

Usage notes

Often, mam-in refer to the buyo leaves only, while nganga or hitso for the whole chewing mixture.

Derived terms

• magmam-in

 

See also

• buyo
• ikmo
• samat

 

Further reading

• “mam-in”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 127: “Buyo) Mamin (pp) haçe ſe vna ho a cal y bellota”