Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mak nyah

/ˌmaʔ ˈɲah/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: mak nyah
IPA: /ˌmaʔ ˈɲah/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mak nyah, a compound word of mak (“mother”) + nyah (“to run from, to transition”).

Inflected Forms

mak nyahs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

waria

Questions

How do you pronounce mak nyah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaʔ ˈɲah/.
What does mak nyah mean?: A trans woman.
Where does mak nyah come from?: Borrowed from Malay mak nyah, a compound word of mak (“mother”) + nyah (“to run from, to transition”).

How to pronounce mak nyah

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