See also: pam- -an

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay paman.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

paman (first-person possessive pamanku, second-person possessive pamanmu, third-person possessive pamannya)

  1. uncle

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Javanese paman (uncle), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-amax-en (father), from Proto-Austronesian *amax (father). Doublet of rama.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

paman (Jawi spelling راما, plural paman-paman, informal 1st possessive pamanku, 2nd possessive pamanmu, 3rd possessive pamannya)

  1. (colloquial) uncle
  2. (colloquial) a form of address to persons that older than oneself

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • paman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.