paman

See also: pam- -an

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay paman.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

paman (plural paman-paman)

1. uncle

Synonyms

• (uncle): mamang, om
• (mother's brother): mamak
• (mother's older brother): encang, pakde
• (father's older brother): encang, pakde, uak
• (mother's younger brother): encing, pakcik, paklik
• (father's younger brother): encing, pakcik, paklik

Kapampangan

Etymology

From pa +‎ man. Compare Tagalog paman.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəˈman/ [pəˈmän]

Particle

paman

1. attaching to an indefinite pronoun or determiner

   Makanitapaman.

   Nevertheless.

   Nanupaman.

   No matter what.

   Nokarinpaman.

   Anywhere.

2. in the past; before; even; yet

   Synonyms: kanita, parin, mo, man

   Makanita yapaman.

   It's like that even before.

   Alikupaman.

   I haven't yet.

3. used after past-tense conditional clauses; if; when

   Mamaglulua paman.

   When tears overflow.

   Kaulan paman.

   If only you hug me.

Derived terms

• dinnaman
• munaman
• panaman

See also

• dinman
• naman
• namanrin

Malay

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 ڤامن, plural paman-paman or paman²)

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

Synonyms

• bapa saudara
• pak cik
• mamak

Further reading

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