Mam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mam"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Mam
- A Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Mam
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Proprialisation of mam.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mam f
Usage notes edit
- Being the name of a person, this proper noun remains unmutated. Note the difference, for example, between:
- Cafodd y llyfr yma ei ysgrifennu i Mam.
- This book was written for Mum.
- Cafodd y llyfr yma ei ysgrifennu i fam.
- This book was written for a mother.
- Welsh uses Mam in place of a possessive determiner + mam more readily than standard English, for example:
- Sut mae Mam?
- How’s your mum?
Coordinate terms edit
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Mam”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies