emak

Malay

Alternative forms

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): /əˈmak/ [əˈmaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -əmaʔ, -maʔ, -aʔ
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

emak (Jawi spelling امق, plural emak-emak)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: embok, ibu, ina, induk, injin, mama, nyak, uai, umm
  2. (neologism) woman
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.