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The Malay word for father is
bapa





father

Translations for father and their definitions

bapa ©
     1. n. father (male parent)


ayah
     1. n. (formal, polite) father (male parent)
           Ayah Daniel - Daniel's father
     2. n. (dated) nursemaid, usually one of Indian ancestry


bapak
     1. n. father; male parent.
           Synonym(s): bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapang, baba, papa), ayah (ayahanda, aya, yah), abah (aba, bah), rama
     2. n. (archaic) mister, sir
     3. adv. (colloquial) so; very.
           Bapak laju dia!
             He's so fast!
           Synonym(s): gila, nak mampus


ayahanda
     1. n. father (poetic, also royal)
           Ayahanda Harry, Putera Charles, mengambil tempatnya untuk mengiringi Meghan ke altar. - Harry's father, Prince Charles, takes his position to walk Meghan to the altar.


rama
     1. n. father (male parent)


abah
     1. n. father (male parent)
     2. n. (slang) a popular leader.
     3. n. (slang) Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.


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