inang

Alangan

Noun

inang

1. mother

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay inang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inaŋ/
• Rhymes: -naŋ
• Hyphenation: i‧nang

Noun

inang (plural inang-inang, first-person possessive inangku, second-person possessive inangmu, third-person possessive inangnya)

1. nursemaid; wet nurse.
2. host:
   1. (ecology) a cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.

      Synonym: pejamu

      Synonym: perumah (Standard Malay)

   2. (evolution, genetics) an organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
3. (dialect, Batak) mother

Derived terms

• inang-inang
• menginang

 

• inang pengasuh
• inang perantara

 

Further reading

• “inang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

inang

1. mother
2. host
3. maid

Descendants

• Indonesian: inang

Ratagnon

Noun

ináng

1. mother

Synonyms

• nanay

Tagalog

Etymology

From ina +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnaŋ/ [ʔɪˈnaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: i‧nang

Noun

ináng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. mother; momma

   Synonyms: ina, inay, nanay, nanang