mama

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Originally from baby talk. Possibly influenced by Middle English mome (mother, aunt), from Old English *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (mother, aunt), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, reduplication of *méh₂- (mother), related to German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama (plural mamas)

  1. (hypocoristic, usually childish, Canada, US) Mother, female parent.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq, compare Malay mamah.

Verb

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mama

  1. to chew (tobacco, betel)

Amis

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Noun

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mama

  1. father

'Are'are

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Etymology

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From the prefix ma- and ama.

Noun

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mama

  1. father

References

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Aukan

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Noun

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mama

  1. mother
  2. woman
    Synonym: uman

Aymara

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. mother
  2. Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).
    tatanak mamanakaladies and gentlemen

Azerbaijani

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama (definite accusative mamanı, plural mamalar)

  1. (dialectal) paternal aunt [nt. 1]
    Synonym: bibi
  2. mom
    Synonym: ana
  3. midwife
    Synonym: mamaça

Usage notes

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Declension

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    Declension of mama
singular plural
nominative mama
mamalar
definite accusative mamanı
mamaları
dative mamaya
mamalara
locative mamada
mamalarda
ablative mamadan
mamalardan
definite genitive mamanın
mamaların
    Possessive forms of mama
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) mamam mamalarım
sənin (your) maman mamaların
onun (his/her/its) maması mamaları
bizim (our) mamamız mamalarımız
sizin (your) mamanız mamalarınız
onların (their) maması or mamaları mamaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) mamamı mamalarımı
sənin (your) mamanı mamalarını
onun (his/her/its) mamasını mamalarını
bizim (our) mamamızı mamalarımızı
sizin (your) mamanızı mamalarınızı
onların (their) mamasını or mamalarını mamalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) mamama mamalarıma
sənin (your) mamana mamalarına
onun (his/her/its) mamasına mamalarına
bizim (our) mamamıza mamalarımıza
sizin (your) mamanıza mamalarınıza
onların (their) mamasına or mamalarına mamalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) mamamda mamalarımda
sənin (your) mamanda mamalarında
onun (his/her/its) mamasında mamalarında
bizim (our) mamamızda mamalarımızda
sizin (your) mamanızda mamalarınızda
onların (their) mamasında or mamalarında mamalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) mamamdan mamalarımdan
sənin (your) mamandan mamalarından
onun (his/her/its) mamasından mamalarından
bizim (our) mamamızdan mamalarımızdan
sizin (your) mamanızdan mamalarınızdan
onların (their) mamasından or mamalarından mamalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) mamamın mamalarımın
sənin (your) mamanın mamalarının
onun (his/her/its) mamasının mamalarının
bizim (our) mamamızın mamalarımızın
sizin (your) mamanızın mamalarınızın
onların (their) mamasının or mamalarının mamalarının

References

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  1. ^ Şirəliyev M. Ş., İslamov M. İ., editors (1999–2003), “mama”, in Azərbaycan dialektoloji lüğəti [Azerbaijani Dialectological Dictionary] (in Azerbaijani), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu.

Further reading

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  • mama” in Obastan.com.

Bavarian

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Noun

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mama

  1. (Timau) mother, mom, mama

References

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  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Bikol Central

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈmama/ [ˈma.ma]

Noun

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máma (masculine papa)

  1. a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be
    Synonyms: ina, nanay
  2. a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma
  • IPA(key): /maˈmaʔ/ [maˈmaʔ]

Noun

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mamâ

  1. betel nut
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Brunei Malay

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Noun

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mama

  1. A mother.
    Synonym: babu

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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From Latin mamma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama f (plural mames)

  1. (informal) mom
  2. (anatomy) mamma
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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mama

  1. inflection of mamar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama

  1. a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone
    Synonyms: ina, inahan, nanay
  2. a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife

Usage notes

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  • Sense 1 is sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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From English mama or French maman.

Noun

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mama

  1. mother
    Synonym: naha
    Coordinate term: papa

Dutch

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Etymology

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Loaned from French maman[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)

  1. mama, mother
    Mama, ik heb honger!Mommy, I’m hungry!
    Synonyms: ma, mam
    Synonyms: moeder, moe, (Flemish) moeke

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mama
  • Negerhollands: mama, Mama
    • Virgin Islands Creole: muma

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mama”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Ewe

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Noun

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mama

  1. grandmother

Fijian

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Noun

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mama

  1. ring (for one's finger)

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma.

Noun

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mama f (plural mamas)

  1. (anatomy) mamma, breast
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Verb

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mama

  1. inflection of mamar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

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Etymology

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Likely from Bengali মামা (mama)

Noun

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mama

  1. maternal uncle
  2. husband of aunt
  3. father-in-law
  4. brother of father-in-law

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mama. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mama.

Noun

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mama

  1. bosom
  2. breast of a woman

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /màː.má/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [màː.mə́]

Noun

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mā̀ma f (possessed form mā̀mar̃)

  1. mother
    Synonym: uwa

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mā̀ma m (possessed form mā̀man)

  1. breast
    Synonym: nono

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈma.ma/, [ˈmɐ.mə]

Verb

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mama

  1. to chew, masticate (but not swallow)

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mama”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama (plural mamák)

  1. mom, mum
    Synonyms: anya, anyu, édesanya, anyuka, anyuci
    Coordinate term: papa
  2. (dialectal) grandmom

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative mama mamák
accusative mamát mamákat
dative mamának mamáknak
instrumental mamával mamákkal
causal-final mamáért mamákért
translative mamává mamákká
terminative mamáig mamákig
essive-formal mamaként mamákként
essive-modal
inessive mamában mamákban
superessive mamán mamákon
adessive mamánál mamáknál
illative mamába mamákba
sublative mamára mamákra
allative mamához mamákhoz
elative mamából mamákból
delative mamáról mamákról
ablative mamától mamáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
mamáé mamáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
mamáéi mamákéi
Possessive forms of mama
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. mamám mamáim
2nd person sing. mamád mamáid
3rd person sing. mamája mamái
1st person plural mamánk mamáink
2nd person plural mamátok mamáitok
3rd person plural mamájuk mamáik

Derived terms

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Compound words

Further reading

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  • mama in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mamaFrench mamanGerman MamaItalian mammaRussian ма́ма (máma)Spanish mamá.

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Noun

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mama (plural mamai)

  1. mama, mom, mommy, mum
    Synonym: matro
    Coordinate terms: papa, patro

Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈma/ [mɐˈma]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

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mamá (Kur-itan spelling ᜋᜋ)

  1. momma (a betel nut plus other ingredients to be chewed on)
    Maiparit ti agtupra ti mama.
    Spitting of momma is not allowed.

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmama/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a

Etymology 1

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Originally from baby talk.

Noun

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mama (plural mama-mama, first-person possessive mamaku, second-person possessive mamamu, third-person possessive mamanya)

  1. mother: female parent.
    Synonyms: biyung, bunda, emak, embok, ibu, ibunda, ibung, indung, mak, mami, mandeh, mbok, umi
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Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).

Noun

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mama (plural mama-mama, first-person possessive mamaku, second-person possessive mamamu, third-person possessive mamanya)

  1. mamma:
    1. (medicine) breast, udder: The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat.
      Synonyms: buah dada, bukit kembar, gunung kembar, payudara, susu, tetek, toket
    2. (meteorology) An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera.

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian мама (mama).

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Noun

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mama

  1. mum, mama
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
      Kana, ka-ka-ka, na, mama, kana.
      A hen, cluck cluck cluck, here, mummy, a hen.

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Declension of mama (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative mama mamat
genitive maman mammoin
partitive mammaa mamoja
illative mammaa mammoi
inessive mamas mamois
elative mamast mamoist
allative mamalle mamoille
adessive mamal mamoil
ablative mamalt mamoilt
translative mamaks mamoiks
essive mamanna, mammaan mamoinna, mammoin
exessive1) mamant mamoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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  • papa (dad; papa)

References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “мама”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 699
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 295

Irish

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma.

Noun

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mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)

  1. (literary) breast, pap
  2. (anatomy) mamma
    Synonym: faireog mhamach

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mama mhama not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Istriot

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma.

Noun

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mama f

  1. mom, mamma, mother

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Japanese

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Romanization

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mama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まま
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ママ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mama.

Noun

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mama

  1. bosom
  2. breast of a woman

Krisa

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Pronoun

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mama

  1. you

Laboya

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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mama

  1. to chew betel

Etymology 2

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Noun

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mama

  1. to mother

References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “mama”, in Lamboya word list[1], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latgalian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ. Cognates include Latvian mama and Lithuanian mama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmama]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama f (diminutive mameņa)

  1. (colloquial) mum, mummy

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Synonyms

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References

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  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother).

Cognate with Proto-Slavic *mama, German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother) among others.

Noun

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mamà f (plural mãmos) stress pattern 4

  1. mother

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother).

Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama f pers (diminutive maminka)

  1. mother, mom

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Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mama”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mama”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From ma- and ama.

Adjective

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mama

  1. male

Noun

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mama

  1. a male

Maranao

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ ama.

Adjective

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mama

  1. male (clarification of this definition is needed)

Noun

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mama

  1. a male

Martuthunira

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)

References

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  • Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology 1

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From French maman.

Noun

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mama

  1. mother

Etymology 2

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From Hindi मामा (māmā) and Marathi मामा (māmā).

Noun

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mama

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: chacha, tonton

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Mòcheno

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Etymology

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Possibly derived from Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā (mama, mother), from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (mama, mother; aunt, auntie). Cognate with German Mama, English mama.

Noun

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mama f

  1. mother

References

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Nigerian Pidgin

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Noun

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mama

  1. mother

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màma. First attested in the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /mama/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /mama/

Noun

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mama f

  1. (attested in Masovia) mom, mother
    • 1950 [1470], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 1308, Warsaw:
      Yakom ya Malgorzacze, mamye mey, nye szabral dwu szuknyv
      [Jakom ja Małgorzacie, mamie mej, nie zabrał dwu sukniu]
  2. wet nurse, nurse
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[2], page 12:
      Nye tako, yako ynne panny czynyv, yze schvkaya ynych opczych mam (non ut solent homines extraneam quaesivit nutricem mater puero), alye swe dzyeczatko svymy pyrszyamy karmyla (sc. Anna)
      [Nie tako, jako inne panny czynią, iże szukają inych obcych mam (non ut solent homines extraneam quaesivit nutricem mater puero), ale swe dzieciątko swymi pirsiami karmiła (sc. Anna)]

Derived terms

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nouns

Descendants

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References

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  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “mama”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “mama”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mama”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “mama”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Old Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.

Noun

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mama f

  1. mom, mother

Descendants

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References

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  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “mama”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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mama

  1. genitive/dative singular of ahaṃ (me)

Panyjima

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. father
    Synonym: papu
  2. paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)

References

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  • Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch mama.

Noun

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mama

  1. mother

Pitjantjatjara

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. father
    Synonym: punari
  2. father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle
    Synonym: mama puḻka
  3. god

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish mama.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama f (diminutive (dialectal) mamula)

  1. mum, mom, mother
  2. (Middle Polish) wetnurse
    Synonym: mamka
  3. (Middle Polish) nurse, caregiver
    Synonym: piastunka

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Derived terms

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nouns

Trivia

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According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), mama is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 0 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 1 time in essays, 17 times in fiction, and 93 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 111 times, making it the 552nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “mama”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 233

Further reading

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  • mama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “mama”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Magdalena Majdak (19.02.2015) “MAMA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 868
  • mama in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.

Noun

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mama f (plural mamas)

  1. (human) breast, bosom
  2. (animal) udder, teat

Etymology 2

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Verb

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mama

  1. inflection of mamar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. mother
    Coordinate terms: yaya, tayta, tata (father)
  2. madam, lady
    Synonym: wayru
    Coordinate terms: tayta, tata (mister)
  3. (geology) vein
  4. (mathematics) matrix

Declension

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Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.

Verb

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mama

  1. to chew

Romanian

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Noun

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mama

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of mamă

Rwanda-Rundi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Noun

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māmá class 1a (plural bāmâmá class 2a)

  1. my mother
  2. my maternal aunt

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  • nyoko (your mother)
  • nyina (his/her mother)
  • data (my father)

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).

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Noun

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mama f (plural mamas) (Limba Sarda Comuna)

  1. mother

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mâma/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

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mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)

  1. mom

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Silesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish mama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama f

  1. (colloquial) mom, mother
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muter
    Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fater

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verbs

Further reading

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  • mama in dykcjonorz.eu
  • mama in silling.org

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak mama, from Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)

  1. mama

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • mama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmama/ [ˈma.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama f (plural mamas)

  1. (anatomy) mamma, breast
    Synonyms: pecho, seno
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Verb

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mama

  1. inflection of mamar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mama

  1. mother
  2. (figuratively, in compounds) origin, source, centre, basis

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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mama (n class, plural mama)

  1. mother (female parent)
    Coordinate term: baba
  2. Respectful term of address for an older woman.

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mama, from Proto-Austronesian *mamah (father’s brother). Also possibly borrowed from Sanskrit माम (māma) or from Tamil மாமா (māmā). Compare Malay mamak.

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Noun

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mamà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ)

  1. a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker
    Synonyms: mang, manong
  2. (archaic, familiar) uncle (parent's younger brother)
  3. (archaic, familiar, childish) any relative of the father or mother
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Etymology 2

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Each pronunciation has a different source:

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maˈma/ [mɐˈma] (Spanish pronunciation)
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /mama/ [ma.ma] (Hokkien pronunciation)
    • IPA(key): /ˈmama/ [ˈmaː.mɐ] (English pronunciation)
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama or mamá (masculine papa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ) (colloquial, familiar, childish)

  1. mum, mom
    Synonyms: ma, ina, nanay, inay, nay, inang, nanang

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Philippine *mamaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq (chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food). Compare Javanese ꦩꦩꦃ (mamah) and Malay mamah.

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Noun

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mamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ)

  1. betelnut chewing
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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mamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ) (obsolete)

  1. name of the Baybayin letter (ma), corresponding to "ma"

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Further reading

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  • mama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 173: “Comer) Mama (pc) buyo”
    • page 400: “M) Mama (pc) letra del .A.b.c. Tagalog .|. mama yaon .|. . ſumulat ca nang mama nang iniõg ſulat, eſcriue la. M. de bueſtra eſcritura, yſulat mo aco nang mama, eſcriueme vna .M.”
    • page 575: “Tio) Mama (pp) llamandole el ſobrino y como en Eſpañol vſamos llamar tio al hias viejo, tambien lo vſan eſtos y diçen, mama ay, ola tio, yaring ſi mama a, eſte mi tio.”

Anagrams

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Tetum

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Verb

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mama

  1. to chew betel

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English mama.

Noun

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mama

  1. mother
    Antonym: papa

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Tumbuka

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Noun

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mama class 1a (plural ŵamama class 2)

  1. mother, mom

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɑˈmɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

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mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)

  1. baby food
  2. pet food
  3. food (in child's language)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative mama
Definite accusative mamayı
Singular Plural
Nominative mama mamalar
Definite accusative mamayı mamaları
Dative mamaya mamalara
Locative mamada mamalarda
Ablative mamadan mamalardan
Genitive mamanın mamaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular mamam mamalarım
2nd singular maman mamaların
3rd singular maması mamaları
1st plural mamamız mamalarımız
2nd plural mamanız mamalarınız
3rd plural mamaları mamaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular mamamı mamalarımı
2nd singular mamanı mamalarını
3rd singular mamasını mamalarını
1st plural mamamızı mamalarımızı
2nd plural mamanızı mamalarınızı
3rd plural mamalarını mamalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular mamama mamalarıma
2nd singular mamana mamalarına
3rd singular mamasına mamalarına
1st plural mamamıza mamalarımıza
2nd plural mamanıza mamalarınıza
3rd plural mamalarına mamalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular mamamda mamalarımda
2nd singular mamanda mamalarında
3rd singular mamasında mamalarında
1st plural mamamızda mamalarımızda
2nd plural mamanızda mamalarınızda
3rd plural mamalarında mamalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular mamamdan mamalarımdan
2nd singular mamandan mamalarından
3rd singular mamasından mamalarından
1st plural mamamızdan mamalarımızdan
2nd plural mamanızdan mamalarınızdan
3rd plural mamalarından mamalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular mamamın mamalarımın
2nd singular mamanın mamalarının
3rd singular mamasının mamalarının
1st plural mamamızın mamalarımızın
2nd plural mamanızın mamalarınızın
3rd plural mamalarının mamalarının

Turkmen

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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mama

  1. maternal grandmother
  2. term of address for old women

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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mama

  1. smallpox
    Synonym: jäjek

Upper Sorbian

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Noun

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mama f (diminutive mamička or mamimka)

  1. mama, mommy, mum

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Venda

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Verb

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mama

  1. to suck

Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mamma.

Noun

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mama f (plural mame)

  1. mother
  2. mum, mummy

Wanyi

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Etymology

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Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.

Noun

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mama

  1. (vegetable-based) food

References

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  • Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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mama

  1. mother
    Synonym: mamu

Usage notes

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The terms mama and mamu are used for referring to a mother, whereas the term yaya is used for addressing one's mother.

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[4], Pacific linguistics

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV mama
Brazilian standard mama
New Tribes mama

Alternative forms

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  • maama (Caura River dialect)

Pronunciation

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mama

  1. (Cunucunuma River dialect) first-person possessed form of

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably influenced by English mama, may have existed before contact with English though. Possibly a corruption of mọ̀mọ́.

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Noun

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màmá

  1. mother
    Synonyms: iye, ìyá, mọ́mì, yèyé, èye
  2. a term of endearment or respect for an older woman or female relative
    Synonyms: iye, ìyá, mọ́mì, yèyé

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