datuk nenek

Malay

Etymology

Compound of datuk (“grandfather”) +‎ nenek (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /datuk nenek/, [datoʔ neneʔ]
• Rhymes: -nek, -ek

Noun

datuk nenek (Jawi spelling داتوق نينيق, informal 1st possessive datuk nenekku, 2nd possessive datuk nenekmu, 3rd possessive datuk neneknya)

1. ancestors

   Synonyms: nenek moyang, leluhur

See also

• datuk
• nenek

Further reading

• “datuk nenek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.