The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for to chew without swallowing, as mothers do for infants; matter so masticated, as betel; to be soft, as wood in Rennellese

mama

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