guam

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuam/ [ˈɡu.am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: gu‧am

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ݢوام (guam, “lawsuit; dispute; conflict; disagreement”), from Thai ความ (kwaam, “affair, matter, lawsuit”).

Noun

guam (plural guam-guam)

1. (dated) dispute; conflict; disagreement

Synonyms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay ݢوام (guam, “thrush”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guham, from Proto-Austronesian *guSam.

Noun

guam (plural guam-guam)

1. (dated) thrush

   Synonym: aphtal

References

Further reading

• “guam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Welfridus Josephus Sabarija Poerwadarminta (1954) Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia [General Dictionary of Indonesian] (in Indonesian), 2nd edition, Djakarta: Perpustakaan Perguruan Kementerian Pengadjaran, Pendidikan, dan Kebudajaan, page 237

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)

1. 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)

1. (archaic) dispute; conflict; disagreement

   Synonyms: telingkah, sanggah

2. 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.