kunyah

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kuñah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuya. Compare Tagalog nguya and Coastal Kadazan kuza'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuɲah/
  • Rhymes: -uɲah, -ɲah, -ah

Verb

kunyah (Jawi spelling کوڽه)

  1. (transitive) to chew or munch (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)
    Synonym: mamah

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pengunyah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • kunyahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • mengunyah [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengunyahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dikunyah [patient focus] (di-)
  • dikunyahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • terkunyah [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kunyah

Further reading

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