Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mamak shop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: ma-mak shop
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of mama shop.

Etymology

From Malay mamak + shop. Compare Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”).

Word Breakdown

Root: mamak

Inflected Forms

mamak shops (plural)

Questions

What does mamak shop mean?: Alternative form of mama shop.
Where does mamak shop come from?: From Malay mamak + shop. Compare Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”).

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