mamaw
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.
Noun edit
mamaw (plural mamaws)
- (UK, dialect, Scottish lowlands) One's mother.
- (US, dialect, Southern US) One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.
- (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) One's mother.
Usage notes edit
"Ma maw" is Lowland Scots for "my mother". "Ma" is used when addressing one's own mother, and "maw" when addressing others' mothers ("aye yer maw", Glaswegian humour implying disbelief with a hint of ridicule).
Synonyms edit
See also edit
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”).
Noun edit
mámaw
- bogeyman; monster; devil; demon
- Ayawg kanáug sa sílung kay náay mámaw.
- Don’t go out because there is a bogeyman.
References edit
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”).
Noun edit
mamaw
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Possibly related to Tagalog halimaw, which is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)
- (childish) ghost
- (childish) monster
- (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person
- Mamaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.
- Bryan is a monster/brilliant, since he knows no less than five languages.
Adjective edit
mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)