alamak
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay alamak, see it for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
alamak
- (colloquial, Malaysia, Singapore) Oh dear, oh my God (expression of shock)
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:wow
Anagrams[edit]
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably contracted from ala + mak, possibly under Portuguese influence (compare Kristang alamah). Malaysian linguist Amat Juhari Moain suggested that the word is contracted from Arabic [[]] [, a traditional phrase meaning “.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /alamaʔ/
- Rhymes: -amak, -mak, -ak
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧mak
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ʔälämäʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
Interjection[edit]
alamak (Jawi spelling الامق)
Further reading[edit]
- “alamak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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