namnam

See also: nam nam and nam-nam

Gothic

Romanization

namnam

  1. romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰𐌼

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamñam, from Proto-Austronesian *ñamñam (“tasty, delicious”). Compare Ilocano nanam, Maranao ta'am, Tausug namnam, and Malay nyamnyam.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /namˈnam/ [n̪ɐmˈn̪am]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: nam‧nam

Noun

namnám (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜋ᜔ᜈᜋ᜔)

  1. savor; taste
    Synonym: lasa
  2. act of savoring or tasting food
    Synonyms: lasap, tikim

Derived terms

  • inamnam
  • ipanamnam
  • namnamin

References

  • “namnam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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