OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-mus[-ˈmus]

•  vt. kiss; place one's nose on another in a gesture of greeting or affection.mencium; melekatkan hidung pd (sesuatu) serta menghirupnya.

Netamu nmus.My grandmother kissed me., Nenek saya mencium saya.

Etymology: Central Timorese Austronesian, e.g., Kemak |fn{muusu}, Tokodede |fn{k|mus} ‘kiss, suck’.