The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*mamaq chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food

PMP mamaq chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food ⇫

WMP
Itbayaten mama-en to chew; something to chew
man-mama to chew betel nut
mama idea of chewing betel nut
Ibaloy mama the betel nut chew
man-mama to engage in betel chewing
mama-an to spit red betel juice on something
Ilokano mamá a concoction for chewing made of betel leaf, betel nut and lime; areca nut, tobacco, lime and betel leaves
ag-mamá to chew betel
pag-mama-án container for betel
Tagalog mag-mamáʔ to chew betel nut
Jarai mah to chew
Chamorro mamaʔ chew betel nut mixed with lime, pepper leaf and tobacco
Rhade məmah to chew
Hanunóo mámaʔ chewing of betel leaf, areca nut chew
mamʔ-ín betel leaf for chewing; areca nut chew (< ?)
Romblomanon mamaʔ a betel nut masticatory; betel nut chewing is restricted to herbalists and older people
Masbatenyo mamáʔ betel nut chew (refers to a chew consisting of betel nut, leaves, lime and tobacco)
Kalamian Tagbanwa mamak chewed betel nut
Tboli amak a masticatory composed of betel nut or tree bark mixed with lime and wrapped in
Aklanon mamáʔ to chew (tobacco, betel nut)
Cebuano m<al>amaʔ-an container for the lime, betel nut, and betel leaf
mámaʔ chew of betel nut and piper betel leaves with lime, and optionally tobacco; action of chewing; to chew betel nut
Binukid mamaʔ betel nut chew; to chew betel nut
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) mamaʔ to chew betel nut
memaʔ-an betel palm, Areca catechu
Palauan m<əl>áməʔ to chew betel nut; to smoke tobacco (< )
Kalagan mamaʔ betel chew
Mansaka mamaʔ to use in making a betel nut chew
mamaʔ-an container for items for a betel nut chew
Mapun mamaʔ a prepared betel nut chew; to chew betel nut
mamaʔ-an a container for the ingredients of the betel nut chew (often brass or bronze)
Tausug mamaʔ a prepared betel nut chew
Sangir mə-mama to chew betel
Dairi-Pakpak Batak mamah chew food to give to an infant; food that is regurgitated by a bird for its young
Karo Batak er-mamah to feed, as birds feed their young
mamah-i feed a young child by premasticating the food and then ejecting it from the mouth into the open lips
Malay pe-mamah biak ruminant
mamah maceration in the closed mouth, of the way animals chew
Mongondow po-mamaʔ betel kit, the full set of accessories for chewing betel nut
mo-mamaʔ to chew; to chew betel
po-mamaʔ-an betel box, betel case
Gorontalo mo-mama to chew betel
Bare'e mama to chew
Wolio mama to chew on, masticate
Muna mama to chew (trans.)
ka-mama-ghi tobacco quid, often mixed with betel
ka-mama something chewed (as chewed maize for an infant); to chew on (trans.)
mama-ghi chew a tobacco quid; chew, gnaw
Makassarese mama a betel chew, betel quid
Sundanese mamah word used to order a child to eat; also the usual word for ‘to eat’ of a small child
Javanese mamah to chew; to argue with; to do without difficulty
mamah-an having been chewed
Bikol mamáʔ a mixture of betel nut, leaf and lime
CMP
Masiwang mama to chew
Buruese mama-h to chew (trans.)
mama-k to chew (intr.); hold with the teeth
Hitu mama to chew
Asilulu mama to chew on (as guava leaves to relieve a sore throat)
Kei mam to chew betel nut
Fordata n-mama to chew betel
Erai mama to chew betel
Kisar mama to chew betel
Rembong mamaʔ-ŋ to premasticate food to feed to a baby
mamaʔ to chew
Manggarai mama to chew
mama-ŋ to premasticate food to feed to a baby
Bimanese mama to chew betel
Komodo mama to chew; betelnut quid
Sika mama to chew, of people
Ngadha mama chew food for elderly people who have no more teeth or for young children
Tetun mama a wad of (betel nut, betel pepper, and lime) which is put in the mouth for chewing
Hawu mama to chew
mama kenana to chew betel
Rotinese mama to chew, especially to chew betel nut
SHWNG
Kowiai/Koiwai na-mama to chew
OC
Hawaiian mama to chew, masticate (but not swallow), as
Kapingamarangi mama to chew, to masticate (soft foods); premasticated food (for infants)
Gilbertese mama food chewed for babies or for chiefs formerly, for betrothed (sign of great esteem, veneration); to chew, to masticate
ka-mama to chew bait and give it to fish
Label mama-i to chew betel
Vitu mama-hia to chew betel nut
mama to chew betel nut
Gedaged mam to chew, to crunch, to masticate (especially betel nuts, but also food)
Lakalai mama to chew betel
Torau mama to chew
Uruava mama to chew
Tuvaluan mama-tamaliki soften food for baby by chewing; such food
mama to chew
mama-mama to chew thoroughly
Nggela mama to chew fine; to feed a baby with pap
Motu mama-ia to chew the food
mama a mouthful of chewed food, such as babies are fed with
Anuta mama to prepare food to be fed, usually to an infant, by chewing; may also be used as a generic term for chewing, but the usual word in that case would be
Rennellese mama to chew without swallowing, as mothers do for infants; matter so masticated, as betel; to be soft, as wood
Rotuman mama to chew; chewed food
Samoan mama (of food for a baby, or, formerly, of ) masticate; chew; bolus of premasticated food for a baby
Futunan mama to chew (fruits); mouthful of premasticated food for a mother to give her infant
mama-ʔia nourish an infant at the time of weaning
Wayan mama to chew, masticate (contrasting with , which refers to the consumption of food rather than to the manner of eating it)
lei-mama be chewed up, eaten up
mama aŋgona to chew kava; in earlier times the green root was chewed before being brewed and strained
Niue mama a mouthful; that which is chewed; the cud (modern)
Tongan mama to chew: especially kava (in former times), or candlenuts preparatory to using them as soap, or food which, after being chewed, is to be fed to a baby; food which has been chewed in this way
Rarotongan mama to prepare, as , by chewing

PWMP mamaq-en to chew a betel quid ⇫

WMP
Chamorro mamaʔ-on betel nut mixed with lime, pepper leaf and tobacco
Tausug mamaʔ-un to chew betel nut
Bikol mamaʔ-ón to chew a betel quid