moyang

See also: móyàng

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

moyang (first-person possessive moyangku, second-person possessive moyangmu, third-person possessive moyangnya)

1. grandparents, predecessors, ancestors

References

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mojaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ojaŋ, -jaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

moyang (Jawi spelling مويڠ, plural moyang-moyang, informal 1st possessive moyangku, 2nd possessive moyangmu, 3rd possessive moyangnya)

1. great-grandparent

Synonyms

• ibu bapa datuk nenek

Further reading

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