ママ
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (childish) mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
- proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.
Synonyms edit
- (mama):, 母ちゃん (kāchan) (childish), お母さん (okāsan)
- (one's mother): お袋 (ofukuro) (informal)
- (a proprietress): 女主人 (onna shujin), マダム (madamu)
Coordinate terms edit
- パパ (papa)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
For pronunciation and definitions of ママ – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, ママ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.) |
References edit
- ^ “ママ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000