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Mak Ngah
Mak Ngah is a Malay nick name given to a female aunty in a family relation. It derives from two words "Mak" and "Ngah". "Mak" means "Mother" in english in which given to aunt of family to show respect while "Ngah" is actually a abbreviation for "Tengah" which literally means "Middle" in English.

The word "Ngah" is a nickname given to the second child of the Malay family which literally means the second child. In Malay hierachy nickname the first child will be called "Along" or "Long" or "Nong", second child will be called "Ngah" while the third will be called "Uda". Subsequent child follows these nickname "Alang" for the fourth child, "Uteh" for the sixth child, "Itam" for the seventh child, "Andak" for the eighth child. This rooted since during the old days Malays are known to have a big family hence the child nickname to refer their birth.