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Alangan
Noun
inang
- mother
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay inang.
Pronunciation
Noun
inang (plural inang-inang, first-person possessive inangku, second-person possessive inangmu, third-person possessive inangnya)
- nursemaid; wet nurse.
- host:
- (ecology) a cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- Synonym: pejamu
- Synonym: perumah (Standard Malay)
- (evolution, genetics) an organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- (dialect, Batak) mother
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Noun
inang
- mother
- host
- maid
Descendants
Ratagnon
Noun
ináng
- mother
Synonyms
Tagalog
Etymology
From ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈnaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: i‧nang
Noun
ináng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔)
- (colloquial) mother; momma
- Synonyms: ina, inay, nanay, nanang