inang

inang

1. mother

Inherited from Malay inang.

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

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

• “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.

inang

1. mother
2. host
3. maid

• Indonesian: inang

ináng

1. mother

• nanay

From ina.

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

ináng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) mother; momma

   Synonyms: ina, inay, nanay, nanang