mama
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"
Contents
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
AukanEdit
AymaraEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama
- mother
- Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).
- tatanak mamanaka
- ladies and gentlemen
- tatanak mamanaka
CebuanoEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ma
NounEdit
mama
- 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.
- A term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife.
SynonymsEdit
Chinook JargonEdit
DutchEdit
EweEdit
GalicianEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama (plural mamák)
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 |
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
IdoEdit
IstriotEdit
JapaneseEdit
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
Lower SorbianEdit
MaquiritariEdit
NounEdit
mama
- 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).
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
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama f
DeclensionEdit
declension of mama
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.
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
QuechuaEdit
NounEdit
mama
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 |
See alsoEdit
RomanianEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mama
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- mama in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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
NounEdit
mama (n class, plural mama)
- mother (female parent)
- Respectful term of address for an older woman.
Coordinate termsEdit
- baba (“father”)
TagalogEdit
Pronunciation 1Edit
NounEdit
mama
- a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker
Pronunciation 2Edit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish mamá, adapted from French maman.
NounEdit
mama
- (colloquial, familiar) mum, mom
Pronunciation 3Edit
NounEdit
mama
Related termsEdit
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
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TurkishEdit
NounEdit
mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)
DeclensionEdit
declension of mama
possessive forms of mama
Upper SorbianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mama f (diminutive mamička or mamimka)
Related termsEdit
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mama