See also: 妈妈

Chinese

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mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽)
simp. (妈妈)
alternative forms 馬麻马麻 mǎmá; eye dialect

Etymology 1

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Note:
  • maa1-4 maa1 - vernacular;
  • maa1 maa1 - literary.

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媽媽

  1. (informal) mum (mom); mama
    遵守媽媽叮嚀遵守妈妈叮咛  ―  zūnshǒu māma de dīngníng  ―  to follow mum's advice
    媽媽味道妈妈味道  ―  māma de wèidào  ―  the taste of mum's cooking
    媽媽總是向著妹妹 [MSC, trad.]
    妈妈总是向着妹妹 [MSC, simp.]
    Māma zǒngshì xiàngzhe mèimei. [Pinyin]
    Mum always favours my younger sister.
    這麼淘氣媽媽擔心才怪 [MSC, trad.]
    这么淘气妈妈担心才怪 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhème táoqì, māma bù dānxīn cáiguài! [Pinyin]
    You are such a naughty kid. It'd be surprising if your mum were not worried.
    一輩子媽媽監視 [MSC, trad.]
    一辈子妈妈监视 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yībèizi dōu bèi māma jiānshì. [Pinyin]
    Mum has kept tabs on me all my life.
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) breast
  3. (ACG, figurative) character designer (female)
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Etymology 2

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mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽)
simp. (妈妈)
alternative forms 嫲嫲 Northern Min

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媽媽

  1. (Northern Min, Ninghua Hakka, dialectal Wu, Fuliang Huizhou) paternal grandmother
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Etymology 3

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mother; mama mother; mama
trad. (媽媽)
simp. (妈妈)

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媽媽

  1. (Northern Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
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Korean

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Hanja in this term

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媽媽 (mama) (hangeul 마마)

  1. hanja form? of 마마 ((honorific) Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty)