mamak
noun
mamak is spelled M-A-M-A-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mamak means “A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mamak is mamaks.
How many letters and syllables are in mamak?
| Letters | 5: M-A-M-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mamak?
Mamak appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mamak
- mamaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mamak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.
- 2
A person who owns or works in such an establishment
- 3
A Tamil Muslim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mamak come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Malay mamak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).