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

 

Related terms

• linamnam

 

References

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

Anagrams

• manman