emak
Malay
/əmaʔ/
noun
Definitions
- mother
- (neologism) woman
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əma-ʔ.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*əma-ʔ