mamak

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay mamak.

Noun

mamak (plural mamaks)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.
    • 2022 December 29, Jocelyn Tan, “A guide to the best Indian rojak stalls in Singapore”, in Lifestyle Asia‎:
      To the untrained eye, any dish that’s labelled ‘rojak’ looks like a hot mess. However, you can’t make your way to Singapore without having a taste of authentic Mamak Rojak [...]
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore) A person who owns or works in such an establishment
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore) A Tamil Muslim

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionaries

Malay

Etymology

Several etymologies have been proposed:

Pronunciation

Noun

mamak (Jawi spelling مامق, plural mamak-mamak, informal 1st possessive mamakku, 2nd possessive mamakmu, 3rd possessive mamaknya)

  1. a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household
  2. (slang) a Tamil Muslim
  3. a roadside stall or restaurant that sells Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Chinese:
  • → English: mamak
  • Indonesian: mamak

References

Tagalog

Noun

mamák (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜃ᜔)

  1. rice straw
    Synonyms: dayami, ginikan, yaot
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