paman

Etymology

From Malay paman.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

paman (plural paman-paman)

1. uncle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /paman/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /paman/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an

Noun

paman (Jawi spelling راما, plural paman-paman)

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

Further reading

• “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.