mama
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Originally from baby talk. Possibly influenced by Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), from Old English *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, 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”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈmɑː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) enPR: mäʹmə, IPA(key): /ˈmɑmə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (General American) -ɑːmə, (UK) -ɑː
Noun edit
mama (plural mamas)
- (hypocoristic, usually childish, Canada, US) Mother, female parent.
- 1990, Prince (lyrics and music), “Nothing Compares 2 U”, performed by Sinéad O’Connor:
- All the flowers that you planted, mama, in the backyard / All died when you went away
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
'Are'are edit
Etymology edit
From the prefix ma- and ama.
Noun edit
mama
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq, compare Malay mamah.
Verb edit
mama
- to chew (tobacco, betel)
Amis edit
Noun edit
mama
Aukan edit
Noun edit
mama
Aymara edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
Azerbaijani edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
mama (definite accusative mamanı, plural mamalar)
Usage notes edit
Declension edit
Declension of mama | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | mama |
mamalar | ||||||
definite accusative | mamanı |
mamaları | ||||||
dative | mamaya |
mamalara | ||||||
locative | mamada |
mamalarda | ||||||
ablative | mamadan |
mamalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | mamanın |
mamaların |
References edit
- ^ Şirəliyev M. Ş., İslamov M. İ., editors (1999–2003), “mama”, in Azərbaycan dialektoloji lüğəti [Azerbaijani Dialectological Dictionary] (in Azerbaijani), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu.
Further reading edit
- “mama” in Obastan.com.
Bavarian edit
Noun edit
mama
References edit
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Bikol Central edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
máma (masculine papa)
- 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
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamâ
Derived terms edit
Brunei Malay edit
Noun edit
mama
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (plural mames)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mama”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mama” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mama” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
mama
- inflection of mamar:
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ma
Noun edit
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
Chinook Jargon edit
Etymology edit
From English mama or French maman.
Noun edit
mama
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mama”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Ewe edit
Noun edit
mama
Fijian edit
Noun edit
mama
- ring (for one's finger)
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mama f (plural mamas)
Related terms edit
Verb edit
mama
- inflection of mamar:
Garo edit
Etymology edit
Likely from Bengali মামা (mama)
Noun edit
mama
Synonyms edit
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese mama. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mama.
Noun edit
mama
Hausa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mā̀ma f (possessed form mā̀mar̃)
Noun edit
mā̀ma m (possessed form mā̀man)
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mama
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “mama”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama (plural mamák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
mamáé | mamáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
mamáéi | mamákéi |
Possessive forms of mama | ||
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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 terms edit
Further reading edit
- mama in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English mama, French maman, German Mama, Italian mamma, Russian ма́ма (máma), Spanish mamá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama (plural mamai)
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally from baby talk.
Noun edit
mama (plural mama-mama, first-person possessive mamaku, second-person possessive mamamu, third-person possessive mamanya)
- mother: female parent.
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).
Noun edit
mama (plural mama-mama, first-person possessive mamaku, second-person possessive mamamu, third-person possessive mamanya)
- mamma:
- (medicine) breast, udder: The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat.
- Synonyms: buah dada, bukit kembar, gunung kembar, payudara, susu, tetek, toket
- (meteorology) An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera.
- (medicine) breast, udder: The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat.
Further reading edit
- “mama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian мама (mama).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑmɑ/, [ˈmɑmɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑmɑ/, [ˈmɑmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ma
Noun edit
mama
- mum, mama
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
- Kana, ka-ka-ka, na, mama, kana.
- A hen, cluck cluck cluck, here, mummy, a hen.
Declension edit
Declension of mama (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | mama | mamat |
genitive | maman | mammoin |
partitive | mammaa | mamoja |
illative | mammaa | mammoi |
inessive | mamas | mamois |
elative | mamast | mamoist |
allative | mamalle | mamoille |
adessive | mamal | mamoil |
ablative | mamalt | mamoilt |
translative | mamaks | mamoiks |
essive | mamanna, mammaan | mamoinna, mammoin |
exessive1) | mamant | mamoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Coordinate terms edit
- papa (“dad; papa”)
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 295
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)
Declension edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “mama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Istriot edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mama f
See also edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
mama
Kabuverdianu edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese mama.
Noun edit
mama
Krisa edit
Pronoun edit
mama
Laboya edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
mama
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mama
- to mother
References edit
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “mama”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ. Cognates include Latvian mama and Lithuanian mama.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (diminutive mameņa)
- (colloquial) mum, mummy
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (more formal) muote
Coordinate terms edit
- tēte (“dad”)
References edit
- A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
A nursery word. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Cognate with Proto-Slavic *mama, German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”) among others.
Noun edit
mamà f (plural mãmos) stress pattern 4
Declension edit
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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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 terms edit
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Cognate with German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”), Lithuanian mama, moma (“mother”) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f pers (diminutive maminka)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “mama”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “mama”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
mama
Noun edit
mama
- a male
Maranao edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
mama
- male (clarification of this definition is needed)
Noun edit
mama
- a male
Martuthunira edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
- paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)
References edit
- Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
mama
Etymology 2 edit
From Hindi मामा (māmā) and Marathi मामा (māmā).
Noun edit
mama
References edit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Mòcheno edit
Etymology edit
Possibly derived from Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā (“mama, mother”), from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mama, mother; aunt, auntie”). Cognate with German Mama, English mama.
Noun edit
mama f
References edit
- “mama” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Nigerian Pidgin edit
Noun edit
mama
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màma. First attested in the fifteenth century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f
- mom, mother
- 1950 [1470], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 1308:
- Yakom ya Malgorzacze, mamye mey, nye szabral dwu szuknyv
- [Jakom ja Małgorzacie, mamie mej, nie zabrał dwu sukniu]
- wet nurse, nurse
- Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[1], page 12:
- Nye tako, yako ynne panny czynyv, yze schvkaya ynych opczych mam (non ut solent homines extraneam quaesivit nutricem mater puero), alye swe dzyeczatko svymy pyrszyamy karmyla (sc. Anna)
- [Nie tako, jako inne panny czynią, iże szukają inych obcych mam (non ut solent homines extraneam quaesivit nutricem mater puero), ale swe dzieciątko swymi pirsiami karmiła (sc. Anna)]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “mama”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017), “mama”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “mama”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “mama”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Old Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.
Noun edit
mama f
Descendants edit
- Slovak: mama
References edit
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “mama”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volume 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronoun edit
mama
Panyjima edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
- father
- Synonym: papu
- paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)
References edit
- 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.
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mama
Pitjantjatjara edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
- father
- Synonym: punari
- father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle
- Synonym: mama puḻka
- god
Derived terms edit
- mama maḻatja (“father's younger brother; uncle”)
- mama ngunytju (“parents”)
- maṟa mama (“thumb”)
- tjina mama (“big toe”)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish mama.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ma/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈma.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: ma‧ma
Noun edit
mama f
- mum, mom, mother
- (Middle Polish) wetnurse
- Synonym: mamka
- (Middle Polish) nurse, caregiver
- Synonym: piastunka
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Trivia edit
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), mama is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 0 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 1 time in essays, 17 times in fiction, and 93 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 111 times, making it the 552nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References edit
Further reading edit
- mama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “mama”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
- Magdalena Majdak (19.02.2015), “MAMA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mama”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 868
- mama in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.
Noun edit
mama f (plural mamas)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
mama
- inflection of mamar:
Quechua edit
Noun edit
mama
- mother
- madam, lady
- (figuratively) nest, home
- (geology) vein
- (mathematics) matrix
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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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 |
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 (your) | singular | plural |
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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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 terms edit
See also edit
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.
Verb edit
mama
- to chew
Romanian edit
Noun edit
mama
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Noun edit
māmá class 1a (plural bāmâmá class 2a)
See also edit
Sardinian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (plural mamas) (Limba Sarda Comuna)
See also edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)
Declension edit
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish mama.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f
- (colloquial) mom, mother
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muter
- Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fater
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- mamczyć impf
Further reading edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Slovak mama, from Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (plural mamas)
Related terms edit
Verb edit
mama
- inflection of mamar:
Further reading edit
- “mama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
mama (n class, plural mama)
Derived terms edit
- mama mkwe (“mother-in-law”)
- mama wa kambo (“stepmother”)
- mama mboga (“female vegetable hawker”)
- mama ntilie (“female food hawker”)
- mama samaki (“female fish hawker”)
- mama mdogo (“mother's younger sister”)
- mama mkubwa (“mother's elder sister”)
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mama, from Proto-Austronesian *mamah (“father’s brother”). Also possibly borrowed from Sanskrit माम (māma) or from Tamil மாமா (māmā). Compare Malay mamak.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ)
- a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker
- (archaic, familiar) uncle (parent's younger brother)
- (archaic, familiar, childish) any relative of the father or mother
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Each pronunciation has a different source:
- /maˈma/ from Spanish mamá, adapted from French maman
- /ma.ma/ from Hokkien 媽媽/妈妈 (mâ-mâ)
- /ˈmama/ from English mama / momma
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ma
- IPA(key): /maˈma/, [mɐˈma] (Spanish Pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /mama/, [ma.ma] (Hokkien Pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /ˈmama/, [ˈmɐ.mɐ] (English Pronunciation)
Noun edit
mamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ, masculine papa) (colloquial, familiar, childish)
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Philippine *mamaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq (“chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food”). Compare Javanese ꦩꦩꦃ (mamah), and Malay mamah.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ) (obsolete)
- name of the Baybayin letter ᜋ, corresponding to "ma"
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “mama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 173: “Comer) Mama (pc) buyo”
- page 400: “M) Mama (pc) letra del .A.b.c. Tagalog .|. mama yaon .|. ᜋ . ſumulat ca nang mama nang iniõg ſulat, eſcriue la. M. de bueſtra eſcritura, yſulat mo aco nang mama, eſcriueme vna .M.”
- page 575: “Tio) Mama (pp) llamandole el ſobrino y como en Eſpañol vſamos llamar tio al hias viejo, tambien lo vſan eſtos y diçen, mama ay, ola tio, yaring ſi mama a, eſte mi tio.”
Tetum edit
Verb edit
mama
- to chew betel
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mama
Derived terms edit
Tumbuka edit
Noun edit
mama class 1a (plural ŵamama class 2)
Coordinate terms edit
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)
Declension edit
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 |
Upper Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama f (diminutive mamička or mamimka)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Venda edit
Verb edit
mama
- to suck
Venetian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mamma.
Noun edit
mama f (plural mame)
Wanyi edit
Etymology edit
Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.
Noun edit
mama
- (vegetable-based) food
References edit
- 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)
West Makian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
Usage notes edit
The terms mama and mamu are used for referring to a mother, whereas the term yaya is used for addressing one's mother.
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], Pacific linguistics
Ye'kwana edit
Alternative forms edit
- maama (Caura River)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mama
- (Cunucunuma River dialect) first-person possessed form of nü
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably influenced by English mama, may have existed before contact with English though. Possibly a corruption of mọ̀mọ́.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
màmá