emak

Malay

Alternative forms

mak
umak
⁧امق⁩
⁧مق⁩
⁧اومق⁩

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əma-ʔ, from *əma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əmaʔ/
Rhymes: -əmaʔ, -maʔ, -aʔ
Audio (MY) (file)

Noun

emak (Jawi spelling ⁧امق⁩, plural emak-emak, informal 1st possessive emakku, 2nd possessive emakmu, 3rd possessive emaknya)

mother
(neologism) woman

Synonyms

embok / ⁧امبوق⁩
ibu / ⁧ايبو⁩
ina / ⁧اينا⁩
induk / ⁧ايندوق⁩
injin / ⁧اينجين⁩
mama / ⁧ماما⁩
nyak / ⁧ڽق⁩
uai / ⁧اوواي⁩
umm / ⁧ام⁩

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