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
- noun A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
- noun A polite and formal way to address a woman.
- noun A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position.
- noun A title for a married woman.
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
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.
Source and license
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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