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-Sunda-Sulawesi *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əma-ʔ, from *əma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

emak (Jawi spelling امق, plural emak-emak)

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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