English Online Dictionary. What means guam? What does guam mean?
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuam/
- Rhymes: -uam, -wam, -am
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈɡuäm]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guham, from Proto-Austronesian *guSam. Compare Tagalog guham.
Noun
guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam)
- thrush; a disease of the sprue type attacking children
Descendants
- Indonesian: guam
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢوم goewam”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 108
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢوم guwam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 583
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “guam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 376
Etymology 2
From Thai ความ (kwaam, “affair, matter, lawsuit”)
Noun
guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam)
- (archaic) dispute; conflict; disagreement
- Synonyms: telingkah, sanggah
- lawsuit
- Synonyms: bicara, dakwa
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: guam
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “guam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 376
Further reading
- “guam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.