mama

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• mamma, momma

EtymologyEdit

From a reduplication of ma; a trend present in many Indo-European languages, probably with ultimate origin in baby talk; or perhaps representing, in altered form, a continuation of Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, reduplication of *méh₂- (“mother”), related to German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”), Lithuanian mama, moma (“mother”).

PronunciationEdit

• (General American) enPR: mäʹmə, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈmɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmə

NounEdit

mama (plural mamas)

1. (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• mom
• mommy

• mother
• mum

• mummy

TranslationsEdit

mother — see mother

mum — see mum

AnagramsEdit

• amma, ma'am

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AukanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English mama.

NounEdit

mama

1. mother
2. woman

   Synonyms: uman

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AymaraEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ma.ma/

NounEdit

mama

1. mother
2. Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).

   tatanak mamanaka

   ladies and gentlemen

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BavarianEdit

NounEdit

mama

1. (Timau) mother, mom, mama

ReferencesEdit

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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CatalanEdit

NounEdit

mama f (plural mames)

1. (familiar) mom
2. (anatomy) mamma

   càncer de mama

   breast cancer

Related termsEdit

• mare
• mamella

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CebuanoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

NounEdit

mama

1. A mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

   Synonyms: ina, inahan, nanay

2. A term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife.

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Chinook JargonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English mama or French maman.

NounEdit

mama

1. mother

   Synonyms: naha

Coordinate termsEdit

• (with regards to gender): papa

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• audio

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmaː/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /mɑˈmaː/
• Rhymes: -aː

NounEdit

mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)

1. mama, mother

   Mama, ik heb honger!

   Mommy, I’m hungry!

   Synonyms: ma, mam

   Synonyms: moeder, moe, moeke (Flemish)

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EweEdit

NounEdit

mama

1. grandmother

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GalicianEdit

VerbEdit

mama

1. third-person singular present indicative of mamar
2. second-person singular imperative of mamar

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HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒmɒ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

NounEdit

mama (plural mamák)

1. mom

   Synonyms: anya

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	mama	mamák
accusative	mamát	mamákat
dative	mamának	mamáknak
instrumental	mamával	mamákkal
causal-final	mamáért	mamákért
translative	mamává	mamákká
terminative	mamáig	mamákig
essive-formal	mamaként	mamákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	mamában	mamákban
superessive	mamán	mamákon
adessive	mamánál	mamáknál
illative	mamába	mamákba
sublative	mamára	mamákra
allative	mamához	mamákhoz
elative	mamából	mamákból
delative	mamáról	mamákról
ablative	mamától	mamáktól

Possessive forms of mama
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	mamám	mamáim
2nd person sing.	mamád	mamáid
3rd person sing.	mamája	mamái
1st person plural	mamánk	mamáink
2nd person plural	mamátok	mamáitok
3rd person plural	mamájuk	mamáik

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from mama

• kismama

• nagymama

• pótmama

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IdoEdit

NounEdit

mama (plural mamai)

1. mama, mom, mommy, mum

   Synonyms: matro

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IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mamma.

NounEdit

mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)

1. (literary) breast, pap
2. (anatomy) mamma

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mama

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mama mamaí Vocative a mhama a mhamaí Genitive mama mamaí Dative mama mamaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mama na mamaí Genitive an mhama na mamaí Dative leis an mama don mhama leis na mamaí

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mama	mhama	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further readingEdit

• "mama" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “mama” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Entries containing “mama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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IstriotEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mamma.

NounEdit

mama f

1. mom, mamma, mother

See alsoEdit

• mare

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

mama

1. Rōmaji transcription of まま
2. Rōmaji transcription of ママ

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KrisaEdit

PronounEdit

mama

1. you

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LithuanianEdit

NounEdit

mamà f (plural mãmos) stress pattern 4

1. mother

DeclensionEdit

declension of mama

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	mamà	mãmos
genitive (kilmininkas)	mamõs	mamų̃
dative (naudininkas)	mãmai	mamóms
accusative (galininkas)	mãmą	mamàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	mamà	mamomìs
locative (vietininkas)	mamojè	mamosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	mãma	mãmos

Related termsEdit

• mamýtė, mamẽlė (diminutive)

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Lower SorbianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈmama]

NounEdit

mama f (diminutive maminka)

1. mother, mom

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mama

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mama	mamje	mamy
Genitive	mamy	mamowu	mamow
Dative	mamje	mamoma	mamam
Accusative	mamu	mamje	mamy
Instrumental	mamu	mamoma	mamami
Locative	mamje	mamoma	mamach

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MaquiritariEdit

NounEdit

mama

1. mother (used when addressing one’s mother, but not when referring to her)

ReferencesEdit

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

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MartuthuniraEdit

FWOTD – 10 April 2014

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mama/

NounEdit

mama

1. paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother

ReferencesEdit

• Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

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Mauritian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French maman

NounEdit

mama

1. mother

ReferenceEdit

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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MòchenoEdit

NounEdit

mama ? (plural [please provide])

1. mother

ReferencesEdit

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Nigerian PidginEdit

NounEdit

mama

1. mother

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PanyjimaEdit

FWOTD – 2 April 2016

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mama/

NounEdit

mama

1. father

   Synonyms: papu

2. paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother

ReferencesEdit

• Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.

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PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch mama.

NounEdit

mama

1. mother

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PitjantjatjaraEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɐmɐ]

NounEdit

mama

1. father

   Synonyms: punari

2. father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle

   Synonyms: mama puḻka

3. god

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• mama maḻatja (“father's younger brother; uncle”)

• mama ngunytju (“parents”)

• maṟa mama (“thumb”)

• tjina mama (“big toe”)

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ma/

• audio

  (file)

NounEdit

mama f

1. mum

DeclensionEdit

declension of mama

	singular	plural
nominative	mama	mamy
genitive	mamy	mam
dative	mamie	mamom
accusative	mamę	mamy
instrumental	mamą	mamami
locative	mamie	mamach
vocative	mamo	mamy

Related termsEdit

• mamusia (diminutive)
• matka

Further readingEdit

• mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.mɐ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma
• Rhymes: -ama

NounEdit

mama f (plural mamas)

1. (human) breast, bosom
2. (animal) udder, teat

VerbEdit

mama

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of mamar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of mamar

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QuechuaEdit

NounEdit

mama

1. mother
2. madam, lady
3. (figurative) nest, home
4. (geology) vein
5. (mathematics) matrix

DeclensionEdit

declension of mama

	singular	plural
nominative	mama	mamakuna
accusative	mamata	mamakunata
dative	mamaman	mamakunaman
genitive	mamap	mamakunap
locative	mamapi	mamakunapi
terminative	mamakama	mamakunakama
ablative	mamamanta	mamakunamanta
instrumental	mamawan	mamakunawan
comitative	mamantin	mamakunantin
abessive	mamannaq	mamakunannaq
comparative	mamahina	mamakunahina
causative	mamarayku	mamakunarayku
benefactive	mamapaq	mamakunapaq
associative	mamapura	mamakunapura
distributive	mamanka	mamakunanka
exclusive	mamalla	mamakunalla

possessive forms of mama

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	mamay	mamaykuna
accusative	mamayta	mamaykunata
dative	mamayman	mamaykunaman
genitive	mamaypa	mamaykunap
locative	mamaypi	mamaykunapi
terminative	mamaykama	mamaykunakama
ablative	mamaymanta	mamaykunamanta
instrumental	mamaywan	mamaykunawan
comitative	mamaynintin	mamaykunantin
abessive	mamayninnaq	mamaykunannaq
comparative	mamayhina	mamaykunahina
causative	mamayrayku	mamaykunarayku
benefactive	mamaypaq	mamaykunapaq
associative	mamaypura	mamaykunapura
distributive	mamayninka	mamaykunanka
exclusive	mamaylla	mamaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	mamayki	mamaykikuna
accusative	mamaykita	mamaykikunata
dative	mamaykiman	mamaykikunaman
genitive	mamaykipa	mamaykikunap
locative	mamaykipi	mamaykikunapi
terminative	mamaykikama	mamaykikunakama
ablative	mamaykimanta	mamaykikunamanta
instrumental	mamaykiwan	mamaykikunawan
comitative	mamaykintin	mamaykikunantin
abessive	mamaykinnaq	mamaykikunannaq
comparative	mamaykihina	mamaykikunahina
causative	mamaykirayku	mamaykikunarayku
benefactive	mamaykipaq	mamaykikunapaq
associative	mamaykipura	mamaykikunapura
distributive	mamaykinka	mamaykikunanka
exclusive	mamaykilla	mamaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	maman	mamankuna
accusative	mamanta	mamankunata
dative	mamanman	mamankunaman
genitive	mamanpa	mamankunap
locative	mamanpi	mamankunapi
terminative	mamankama	mamankunakama
ablative	mamanmanta	mamankunamanta
instrumental	mamanwan	mamankunawan
comitative	mamanintin	mamankunantin
abessive	mamanninnaq	mamankunannaq
comparative	mamanhina	mamankunahina
causative	mamanrayku	mamankunarayku
benefactive	mamanpaq	mamankunapaq
associative	mamanpura	mamankunapura
distributive	mamaninka	mamankunanka
exclusive	mamanlla	mamankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	mamanchik	mamanchikkuna
accusative	mamanchikta	mamanchikkunata
dative	mamanchikman	mamanchikkunaman
genitive	mamanchikpa	mamanchikkunap
locative	mamanchikpi	mamanchikkunapi
terminative	mamanchikkama	mamanchikkunakama
ablative	mamanchikmanta	mamanchikkunamanta
instrumental	mamanchikwan	mamanchikkunawan
comitative	mamanchiknintin	mamanchikkunantin
abessive	mamanchikninnaq	mamanchikkunannaq
comparative	mamanchikhina	mamanchikkunahina
causative	mamanchikrayku	mamanchikkunarayku
benefactive	mamanchikpaq	mamanchikkunapaq
associative	mamanchikpura	mamanchikkunapura
distributive	mamanchikninka	mamanchikkunanka
exclusive	mamanchiklla	mamanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	mamayku	mamaykukuna
accusative	mamaykuta	mamaykukunata
dative	mamaykuman	mamaykukunaman
genitive	mamaykupa	mamaykukunap
locative	mamaykupi	mamaykukunapi
terminative	mamaykukama	mamaykukunakama
ablative	mamaykumanta	mamaykukunamanta
instrumental	mamaykuwan	mamaykukunawan
comitative	mamaykuntin	mamaykukunantin
abessive	mamaykunnaq	mamaykukunannaq
comparative	mamaykuhina	mamaykukunahina
causative	mamaykurayku	mamaykukunarayku
benefactive	mamaykupaq	mamaykukunapaq
associative	mamaykupura	mamaykukunapura
distributive	mamaykunka	mamaykukunanka
exclusive	mamaykulla	mamaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	mamaykichik	mamaykichikkuna
accusative	mamaykichikta	mamaykichikkunata
dative	mamaykichikman	mamaykichikkunaman
genitive	mamaykichikpa	mamaykichikkunap
locative	mamaykichikpi	mamaykichikkunapi
terminative	mamaykichikkama	mamaykichikkunakama
ablative	mamaykichikmanta	mamaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	mamaykichikwan	mamaykichikkunawan
comitative	mamaykichiknintin	mamaykichikkunantin
abessive	mamaykichikninnaq	mamaykichikkunannaq
comparative	mamaykichikhina	mamaykichikkunahina
causative	mamaykichikrayku	mamaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	mamaykichikpaq	mamaykichikkunapaq
associative	mamaykichikpura	mamaykichikkunapura
distributive	mamaykichikninka	mamaykichikkunanka
exclusive	mamaykichiklla	mamaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	mamanku	mamankukuna
accusative	mamankuta	mamankukunata
dative	mamankuman	mamankukunaman
genitive	mamankupa	mamankukunap
locative	mamankupi	mamankukunapi
terminative	mamankukama	mamankukunakama
ablative	mamankumanta	mamankukunamanta
instrumental	mamankuwan	mamankukunawan
comitative	mamankuntin	mamankukunantin
abessive	mamankunnaq	mamankukunannaq
comparative	mamankuhina	mamankukunahina
causative	mamankurayku	mamankukunarayku
benefactive	mamankupaq	mamankukunapaq
associative	mamankupura	mamankukunapura
distributive	mamankunka	mamankukunanka
exclusive	mamankulla	mamankukunalla

Derived termsEdit

• jatun mama
• mama qucha

See alsoEdit

• tayta

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RomanianEdit

NounEdit

mama f

1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of mamă.

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mâma/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

NounEdit

mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)

1. mom

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mama

	singular	plural
nominative	mama	mame
genitive	mame	mama
dative	mami	mamama
accusative	mamu	mame
vocative	mamo	mame
locative	mami	mamama
instrumental	mamom	mamama

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SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈmama/

NounEdit

mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)

1. mama

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mama

	singular	plural
nominative	mama	mamy
genitive	mamy	mám
dative	mame	mamám
accusative	mamu	mamy
locative	mame	mamách
instrumental	mamou	mamami

Derived termsEdit

• mamina f
• mamička f

Further readingEdit

• mama in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mamma.

NounEdit

mama f (plural mamas)

1. breast, mamma

Related termsEdit

• mamar
• mamífero

VerbEdit

mama

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mamar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mamar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of mamar.

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SwahiliEdit

NounEdit

mama (n class, plural mama)

1. mother (female parent)
2. Respectful term of address for an older woman.

Coordinate termsEdit

• baba (“father”)

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TagalogEdit

Pronunciation 1Edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.maʔ/

NounEdit

mama

1. a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker

Pronunciation 2Edit

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈma/

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish mamá, adapted from French maman.

NounEdit

mama

1. (colloquial, familiar, childish) mum, mom

Pronunciation 3Edit

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈmaʔ/

NounEdit

mama

1. betel chewing

Related termsEdit

Terms related to mama

• buyo
• hitso

• ikmo
• itmo

• mam-in
• nganga

• sama

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Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English mama.

NounEdit

mama

1. mother
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:20 (translation here):

     Man i kolim meri bilong em Iv, long wanem, em i tumbuna mama bilong olgeta manmeri.

   Antonyms: papa

Derived termsEdit

• mama karim

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TurkishEdit

NounEdit

mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)

1. baby food
2. food (in child's language)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative	mama
Definite accusative	mamayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mama	mamalar
Definite accusative	mamayı	mamaları
Dative	mamaya	mamalara
Locative	mamada	mamalarda
Ablative	mamadan	mamalardan
Genitive	mamanın	mamaların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular mamam mamalarım 2nd singular maman mamaların 3rd singular maması mamaları 1st plural mamamız mamalarımız 2nd plural mamanız mamalarınız 3rd plural mamaları mamaları

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Upper SorbianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈmama]

NounEdit

mama f (diminutive mamička or mamimka)

1. mama, mommy, mum

DeclensionEdit

Declension of mama

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mama	mamje	mamy
Genitive	mamy	mamow	mamow
Dative	mamje	mamomaj	mamam
Accusative	mamu	mamje	mamy
Instrumental	mamu	mamomaj	mamami
Locative	mamje	mamomaj	mamach

Related termsEdit

• mać, maćerka

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VenetianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mamma.

NounEdit

mama f (plural mame)

1. mother
2. mum, mummy

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WanyiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.

NounEdit

mama

1. (vegetable-based) food

ReferencesEdit

• Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)