ambilanak

adjective
am·​bil·​anak | \ ¦ambə¦länə(k)\

Definition of ambilanak

: of or relating to a form of Malayan marriage especially in Sumatra where the husband in lieu of a bride-price enters the wife's family, has no property right in children or wife, and may be dismissed by her father

First Known Use of ambilanak

1822, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ambilanak

Malay ambil-anak, from ambil taking over + anak child

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