alamak
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay alamak, see it for more.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
alamak
- (colloquial, Malaysia, Singapore) Oh dear, oh my God (expression of shock)
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:wow
Anagrams edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Probably contracted from ala + mak, possibly under Portuguese influence (compare Kristang alamah). Malaysian linguist Amat Juhari Moain suggested that the word is contracted from Arabic [[]] [, a traditional phrase meaning “.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /alamaʔ/
- Rhymes: -amak, -mak, -ak
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧mak
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ʔälämäʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
Interjection edit
alamak (Jawi spelling الامق)
Further reading edit
- “alamak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.