EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
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
NounEdit
mama (plural mamas)
- (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
mother — see mother
mum — see mum
AnagramsEdit
AymaraEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama
- mother
- Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).
- tatanak mamanaka
- ladies and gentlemen
- tatanak mamanaka
Chinook JargonEdit
DutchEdit
EweEdit
GalicianEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama (plural mamák)
DeclensionEdit
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declension of mama
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possessives of mama
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SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
IdoEdit
KrisaEdit
LithuanianEdit
NounEdit
mama f (plural mamos)
DeclensionEdit
declension of mama
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mama | mamos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mamos | mamų |
| dative (naudininkas) | mamai | mamoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | mamą | mamas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | mama | mamomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | mamoje | mamose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mama | mamos |
Related termsEdit
- mamytė, mamelė (diminutive)
Lower SorbianEdit
MartuthuniraEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama
- 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.
Nigerian PidginEdit
PanyjimaEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama
- Father; paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother.
SynonymsEdit
- papu (father)
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.
PitjantjatjaraEdit
PolishEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama f (plural mamas)
VerbEdit
mama
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of mamar
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of mamar
RomanianEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)
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 |
SlovakEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
mama f (plural mamas)
Related termsEdit
VerbEdit
mama
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mamar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mamar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mamar.
SwahiliEdit
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
mama
- 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.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:20 (translation here):
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- mama karim
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TurkishEdit
NounEdit
mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)
DeclensionEdit
declension of mama
possessive forms of mama
| benim (my) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | mamam | mamalarım |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamamı | mamalarımı |
| dative (yönelme) | mamama | mamalarıma |
| locative (bulunma) | mamamda | mamalarımda |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamamdan | mamalarımdan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamamın | mamalarımın |
| senin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | maman | mamaların |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamanı | mamalarını |
| dative (yönelme) | mamana | mamalarına |
| locative (bulunma) | mamanda | mamalarında |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamandan | mamalarından |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamanın | mamalarının |
| onun (his/her/its) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | maması | mamaları |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamasını | mamalarını |
| dative (yönelme) | mamasına | mamalarına |
| locative (bulunma) | mamasında | mamalarında |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamasından | mamalarından |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamasının | mamalarının |
| bizim (our) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | mamamız | mamalarımız |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamamızı | mamalarımızı |
| dative (yönelme) | mamamıza | mamalarımıza |
| locative (bulunma) | mamamızda | mamalarımızda |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamamızdan | mamalarımızdan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamamızın | mamalarımızın |
| sizin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | mamanız | mamalarınız |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamanızı | mamalarınızı |
| dative (yönelme) | mamanıza | mamalarınıza |
| locative (bulunma) | mamanızda | mamalarınızda |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamanızdan | mamalarınızdan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamanızın | mamalarınızın |
| onların (their) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | mamaları | mamaları |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamalarını | mamalarını |
| dative (yönelme) | mamalarına | mamalarına |
| locative (bulunma) | mamalarında | mamalarında |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamalarından | mamalarından |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamalarının | mamalarının |
VenetianEdit
WanyiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.
NounEdit
mama
- (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)