Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Reinforced by Russian мама (mama).

Noun

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մամա (mama)

  1. mother
  2. (dialectal) Alternative form of մամ (mam)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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A nursery word probably of Proto-Indo-European origin.

Noun

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մամա (mama)

  1. (dialectal) food, bread, eating
Declension
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References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 446