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ma'am in Malay

puan

/ˈmæm/

ma'am in Malay: puan. In English, ma'am means a form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.

Malay words for ma'am

chiefly used as a form of address: contraction of madam — see also madam
puan

English meaning of ma'am

  1. noun A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
  2. noun A polite and formal way to address a woman.
  3. noun A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position.
  4. noun A title for a married woman.

Full definition of ma'am

ma'am in a sentence

  • Ma'am, will you be attending the dinner this evening?
  • That is Ma'am Smith, the matriarch of the Smith families.

Synonyms of ma'am

All synonyms of ma'am

ma'am in other languages

Questions about ma'am in Malay

What is the meaning of ma'am in Malay?
Ma'am in Malay is puan.
Apakah maksud ma'am dalam bahasa Melayu?
Ma'am: puan.
What does ma'am mean in English?
Ma'am means a form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ma'am (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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