emak

Malay

Alternative forms

• mak, umak

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmak/ [ʔəˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes: -əmaʔ, -maʔ, -aʔ

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Noun

emak (Jawi spelling امق, plural emak-emak or emak²)

1. mother

   Synonyms: embok, ibu, ina, induk, injin, mama, nyak, uai, umm

2. (neologism) woman

Further reading

• "emak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017