INAY

root word: ina
Inay
Mom


An old-fashioned variation is Inang.

Other Tagalog words for 'mother' include ina, nanay, ma and mama.



Inay ko po!
Oh, my mother!


This Filipino expression is a close equivalent of the American "Oh, dear!"

In certain contexts, it can be translated as "Ow" or "Ouch" like aray.

It can be informally shortened to Naykopo or Naykupu.