mbak

Indonesian

Pronoun

mbak

  1. (formal, used for females) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian formal second-person pronouns:

  • mas (used for males)
  • mbak (used for females)
  • Anda, saudara (used for people of either gender of equal status)
  • saudari (used for women of equal status)
  • bapak (lit. "father"; used for men of higher status)
  • ibu (lit. "mother"; used for women of higher status)
  • sampeyan (Java)
  • panjenengan (Java, very formal)

Javanese

Noun

mbak

  1. sister
  2. older sister
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