kunyah

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1 Malay

Malay [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Malayic *kuñah (compare Indonesian kunyah).

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /kuɲah/
Rhymes: -uɲah, -ɲah, -ah

Verb [edit]

kunyah (used in the form mengunyah)

(transitive) to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)

Synonyms [edit]

mamah

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