See also: móyàng

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay moyang, from Proto-Malayic *(əm)pu + *hiaŋ, equivalent with blend of empu +‎ hyang. Cognates with Central Malay puyang.

Noun

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moyang (plural moyang-moyang)

  1. grandparents, predecessors, ancestors

References

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  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *(əm)pu + *hiaŋ, equivalent with blend of empu +‎ hyang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moyang (Jawi spelling مويڠ, plural moyang-moyang)

  1. great-grandparent

Synonyms

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Further reading

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