inang

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

inang

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay inang, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈinaŋ/ [ˈi.naŋ]
• Rhymes: -inaŋ
• Syllabification: i‧nang

Noun

inang (plural inang-inang)

1. nursemaid, wet nurse
2. (biology) host (cell or organism which harbors another organism)

   Synonym: pejamu

   Synonym: perumah (Malaysian Malay)

3. (genetics) (organism bearing certain genetic material)
4. (dialectal) mother

   Synonym: ibu

Derived terms

• inang-inang
• menginang (“to mother, nurture”)

• inang pengasuh (“nanny, child's nurse”)
• inang perantara (“intermediate host”)

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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ináng

1. mother

   Synonym: nanay

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

From ina +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ináng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. mother; momma

   Synonyms: ina, inay, nanay, nanang

Anagrams

• ninag, ngani