grandmother in Malay
nenek
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)//ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
grandmother in Malay: nenek. In English, grandmother means a mother of someone's parent.
Malay words for grandmother
- mother of someone's parent
- nenek
English meaning of grandmother
- noun A mother of someone's parent.
- noun A female ancestor or progenitor.
- noun In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.
Synonyms of grandmother
grandmother in other languages
- grandmother in Hindi
- grandmother in Tamil
- grandmother in Marathi
- grandmother in Urdu
- grandmother in Bengali
- grandmother in Telugu
- grandmother in Malayalam
- grandmother in Kannada
- grandmother in Punjabi
- grandmother in Gujarati
- grandmother in Odia
- grandmother in Sanskrit
- grandmother in Sinhala
- grandmother in Assamese
- grandmother in Nepali
- grandmother in Pashto
- grandmother in Tagalog
- grandmother in Arabic
- grandmother in Indonesian
- grandmother in Thai
- grandmother in Vietnamese
- grandmother in Myanmar
Questions about grandmother in Malay
- What is the meaning of grandmother in Malay?
- Grandmother in Malay is nenek.
- Apakah maksud grandmother dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Grandmother: nenek.
- What does grandmother mean in English?
- Grandmother means a mother of someone's parent.
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