mamakn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmamak/, U.S.

/ˈmɑmɑk/, Singapore and Malaysian English

/ˈmɑˌmɑk/

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay mamak.

Etymology: < Malay mamak maternal uncle, elder brother < Tamil māmā maternal uncle.Malay does not have final long -ā, so the -k (pronounced as a glottal stop in this position) may have been added to help to approximate the final long vowel of the Tamil etymon.

A. n.

a. In Indonesia and Malaysia: a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] > maternal uncle

mother brother1513

mother's brother1870

mamak1884

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > head of household

patriarchc1200

householdera1382

paterfamiliasc1475

houseman1537

housefather1562

familist1612

genarchaship1650

family head1738

Roman father1739

père de famille1820

patron1863

mamak1884

1884 Science 5 Sept. 218/2 Their natural guardian, the mother's brother (mamak), would resent it as an affront.

1928 Amer. Anthropologist 30 144 The mamak is the actual delegate to the legislative assembly. He is the brother or uncle of the chief woman of the lineage.

1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 14 Dec. 9 We call any older man we meet..uncle, mamak and a few other terms of address.

2008 M. S. Kasih in R. Jacobson Pulse of Malaysian University i. 18 It is usually the mamak or head of the household..that will be seated facing the interior of the house.

b. Malaysian English and Singapore English. A person of Tamil Muslim origin or descent living in Malaysia and Singapore, esp. one who owns or works in a shop or a food stall.

ΚΠ

1979 New Nation (Singapore) 25 Nov. 13/2 He was the same Mamak who had a shop in a corner lot opposite the road.

2001 Business Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 Oct. 6 Whether or not..a Mamak..is a Malay, the matter has been resolved in the constitutional definition.

2002 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 6 Back to the mamak's for tea..then home.

2014 Time Out Kuala Lumpur Mar. 92/1 I would save my allowance and beg my father to take me to the mamak to buy comics every week.

2. Malaysian English. A street stall or restaurant selling Tamil Muslim food.

ΚΠ

1999 New Straits Times (Malaysia) 3 July (Weekend Life & Times section) 7/8 For the more down-to-earth of us..there's always the local mamak.

2001 Business Times (Malaysia) (Electronic ed.) 28 Sept. 6 She's drinking teh ais at the mamak.

2012 Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur) 7 Dec. in T. A. Muhriz Roaming beyond Fence (2013) 101 Citizens..have something to say..and are increasingly unafraid to say it: whether in the mamaks..on the streets and..social media.

2015 J. Duruz & G. C. Khoo Eating Together iii. 67 ‘The mamak’ was halal and..could accommodate Muslim and non-Muslim customers.

B. adj.

Malaysian English and Singapore English. Of, relating to, or associated with Tamil Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore, esp. with reference to their cuisine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Malaysian or Indonesian > [adjective] > Malaysian or Indonesian peoples

Macassar1665

Minangkabau1783

Rejang1783

Buginese?1811

Makasarese1841

Sundanese1856

Sasak1869

Bajau1887

Senoi1891

Bugis1898

proto-Malay1898

Temiar1933

mamak1982

1982 Straits Times (Singapore) 3 Aug. 2/2 The landmarks we were looking out for—the mini playground and void deck mamak shop—were repeated almost identically every few blocks.

1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 133/1 Here you can watch the Muslim mamak men at work, whose job it is to make the frothy teh tarik.

1999 Going Places Oct. 54/2 Why can't mamak..food be served in an elegant way in a top restaurant?

2003 M. Backman & C. Butler Big in Asia xii. 155 Many of the Indians in Malaysia are Muslims too. Locally, they are known as the ‘Mamak’ people.

2015 Edge (Malaysia) (Nexis) 20 Apr. It is best to appreciate the 24-hour table service that is available at the nearest mamak stall that does not even charge extra for that service.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mamak
释义	mamakn.adj. Brit. /ˈmamak/, U.S. /ˈmɑmɑk/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˈmɑˌmɑk/ Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay mamak. Etymology: < Malay mamak maternal uncle, elder brother < Tamil māmā maternal uncle.Malay does not have final long -ā, so the -k (pronounced as a glottal stop in this position) may have been added to help to approximate the final long vowel of the Tamil etymon. A. n. 1. a. In Indonesia and Malaysia: a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] > maternal uncle mother brother1513 mother's brother1870 mamak1884 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > head of household patriarchc1200 householdera1382 paterfamiliasc1475 houseman1537 housefather1562 familist1612 genarchaship1650 family head1738 Roman father1739 père de famille1820 patron1863 mamak1884 1884 Science 5 Sept. 218/2 Their natural guardian, the mother's brother (mamak), would resent it as an affront. 1928 Amer. Anthropologist 30 144 The mamak is the actual delegate to the legislative assembly. He is the brother or uncle of the chief woman of the lineage. 1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 14 Dec. 9 We call any older man we meet..uncle, mamak and a few other terms of address. 2008 M. S. Kasih in R. Jacobson Pulse of Malaysian University i. 18 It is usually the mamak or head of the household..that will be seated facing the interior of the house. b. Malaysian English and Singapore English. A person of Tamil Muslim origin or descent living in Malaysia and Singapore, esp. one who owns or works in a shop or a food stall. ΚΠ 1979 New Nation (Singapore) 25 Nov. 13/2 He was the same Mamak who had a shop in a corner lot opposite the road. 2001 Business Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 Oct. 6 Whether or not..a Mamak..is a Malay, the matter has been resolved in the constitutional definition. 2002 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 6 Back to the mamak's for tea..then home. 2014 Time Out Kuala Lumpur Mar. 92/1 I would save my allowance and beg my father to take me to the mamak to buy comics every week. 2. Malaysian English. A street stall or restaurant selling Tamil Muslim food. ΚΠ 1999 New Straits Times (Malaysia) 3 July (Weekend Life & Times section) 7/8 For the more down-to-earth of us..there's always the local mamak. 2001 Business Times (Malaysia) (Electronic ed.) 28 Sept. 6 She's drinking teh ais at the mamak. 2012 Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur) 7 Dec. in T. A. Muhriz Roaming beyond Fence (2013) 101 Citizens..have something to say..and are increasingly unafraid to say it: whether in the mamaks..on the streets and..social media. 2015 J. Duruz & G. C. Khoo Eating Together iii. 67 ‘The mamak’ was halal and..could accommodate Muslim and non-Muslim customers. B. adj. Malaysian English and Singapore English. Of, relating to, or associated with Tamil Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore, esp. with reference to their cuisine. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Malaysian or Indonesian > [adjective] > Malaysian or Indonesian peoples Macassar1665 Minangkabau1783 Rejang1783 Buginese?1811 Makasarese1841 Sundanese1856 Sasak1869 Bajau1887 Senoi1891 Bugis1898 proto-Malay1898 Temiar1933 mamak1982 1982 Straits Times (Singapore) 3 Aug. 2/2 The landmarks we were looking out for—the mini playground and void deck mamak shop—were repeated almost identically every few blocks. 1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 133/1 Here you can watch the Muslim mamak men at work, whose job it is to make the frothy teh tarik. 1999 Going Places Oct. 54/2 Why can't mamak..food be served in an elegant way in a top restaurant? 2003 M. Backman & C. Butler Big in Asia xii. 155 Many of the Indians in Malaysia are Muslims too. Locally, they are known as the ‘Mamak’ people. 2015 Edge (Malaysia) (Nexis) 20 Apr. It is best to appreciate the 24-hour table service that is available at the nearest mamak stall that does not even charge extra for that service. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1884
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