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guam

See also: Guam, and GUAM

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guham, from Proto-Austronesian *guSam. Compare Tagalog guham.

Noun

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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
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  • Indonesian: guam

Etymology 2

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Noun

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

  1. (Classical Malay) dispute; conflict; disagreement
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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-)
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Further reading

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