English
mamak shop
Mamak shop comes from Malay mamak ‘a maternal uncle or elder brother’.
- Malaymodernmamak‘a maternal uncle or elder brother’
- Englishtodaymamak shop
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Malaymodernmamak‘a maternal uncle or elder brother’
- Englishtodaymamak shop
Every English word from Malay mamak
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay mamak / mamak shop