apam

See also: apám

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay apam, from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈapam]
  • Hyphenation: apam

Noun

apam (plural apam-apam)

  1. (cooking) appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut

Derived terms

  • mengapam

Descendants

  • Ternate: apang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam).

Noun

apam (Jawi spelling اڤم, plural apam-apam or apam2)

  1. (cooking) appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut.

Descendants

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay apam, from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam, appam).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔapam/ [ʔɑˈpam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: a‧pam

Noun

apam (Sulat Sūg spelling اَفَمْ)

  1. pancake
  2. appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut.
  3. (Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia) apam balik: a common dessert of folded stuffed pancake with varied textures from one that is akin to a crispier form of crumpets to small thin light pancake shells that break when bitten. Other names for the dessert are: Tarambulan, Tarang Bulan, Terang Bulan, Apam, Apam Saba, and Apam Sabah.

Yakan

Etymology

From Tausug apam, from Malay apam, from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam, appam).

Noun

apam

  1. pancake
  2. appam: a thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut.
  3. apam balik: a common dessert of folded stuffed pancake with varied textures from one that is akin to a crispier form of crumpets to small thin light pancake shells that break when bitten. Other names for the dessert are: Tarambulan, Tarang Bulan, Terang Bulan, Apam, Apam Saba, and Apam Sabah.