emak

Malay

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.

Alternative forms

• mak
• umak
• امق
• مق
• اومق

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əmaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əmaʔ, -maʔ, -aʔ

Noun

emak (Jawi spelling امق, plural emak-emak)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

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