Malay

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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امق (Rumi spelling emak, plural امق٢)

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

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