inang

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

inang

1. mother

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

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

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

inang (plural inang-inang)

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

   Synonyms: pejamu, perumah (Malay)

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

   Synonym: ibu

• “inang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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

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

ináng

1. mother

   Synonym: nanay

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

From ina +‎ -ng.

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

ináng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔) (regional)

1. mother; mama; momma; mom; mum; mommy; mummy

   Synonyms: ina, nanay, mama, inay

2. term of address for a mother

   Synonyms: inay, nay, ma, nanang, mama

   Coordinate terms: tatang, amang

• “inang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “inang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

• ninag, ngani