See also: 妈妈

Chinese edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit


Note:
  • maa1-4 maa1 - vernacular;
  • maa1 maa1 - literary.
  • Jin
  • Northern Min
  • Eastern Min
  • Southern Min
  • Wu
  • Xiang
  • Noun edit

    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 edit

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

    Pronunciation edit


    Noun edit

    媽媽

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

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

    Pronunciation edit


    Noun edit

    媽媽

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

    Hanja in this term

    Noun edit

    媽媽 (mama) (hangeul 마마)

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