mak nyah

Malaysia/ˌmaʔ ˈɲah/

noun

A trans woman.

OriginMalay mak nyah →
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Meanings

nounmak nyah (plural mak nyahs)

plural mak nyahs

  1. MalaysiaA trans woman.

Origin

  1. Malaymak nyah
  2. Englishmak nyah

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

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APA

mak nyah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mak%20nyah

MLA

“mak nyah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mak%20nyah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mak nyah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mak%20nyah.

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