paman

See also: pam- -an

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay paman.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -an

Noun

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

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

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese paman (“uncle”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-amax-en (“father”), from Proto-Austronesian *amax (“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, 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

• bapa saudara
• pak cik
• mamak

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.