ancestor in Malay
nenek moyang
UK/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
ancestor in Malay: nenek moyang, leluhur. In English, ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
Malay words for ancestor
- one from whom a person is descended
- nenek moyang, leluhur
English meaning of ancestor
- noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- noun An earlier type; a progenitor.
- noun One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
- noun One who had the same role or function in former times.
ancestor in a sentence
- This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
Synonyms of ancestor
ancestor in other languages
- ancestor in Hindi
- ancestor in Tamil
- ancestor in Marathi
- ancestor in Urdu
- ancestor in Bengali
- ancestor in Telugu
- ancestor in Malayalam
- ancestor in Kannada
- ancestor in Punjabi
- ancestor in Gujarati
- ancestor in Sinhala
- ancestor in Arabic
- ancestor in Indonesian
- ancestor in Persian
- ancestor in Thai
- ancestor in Vietnamese
Questions about ancestor in Malay
- What is the meaning of ancestor in Malay?
- Ancestor in Malay is nenek moyang, leluhur.
- Apakah maksud ancestor dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Ancestor: nenek moyang, leluhur.
- What does ancestor mean in English?
- Ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
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