guam

See also: Guam and GUAM

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, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

1. thrush; a disease of the sprue type attacking children

Descendants

• Indonesian: guam

Etymology 2

Noun

guam (Jawi spelling ݢوام, plural guam-guam, informal 1st possessive guamku, 2nd possessive guammu, 3rd possessive guamnya)

1. (Classical Malay) dispute; conflict; disagreement

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peguam [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• guaman [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perguaman [causative passive resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- -an)
• berguam [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: guam

Further reading

• “guam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.