Cebuano

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧mam

Noun

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mamam

  1. (childish) a beverage; a drink

Verb

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mamam

  1. (childish) to drink

Galician

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Verb

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mamam

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of mamar

Gunwinggu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamam

  1. mother's father, maternal grandfather.
  2. mother's father's brother or sister.
  3. man's daughter's children.
  4. brother's daughter's children.
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References

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  • Steven and Narelle Etherington, Kunwinjku Kunwok: A Short Introduction to Kunwinjku Language and Society (third edition, 1998)

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From mama (mother) +‎ -m (you).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmamam/ [ˈmɐ.mam]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧mam

Interjection

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mamam (Kur-itan spelling ᜋᜋᜋ᜔)

  1. your mom

Usage notes

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  • The phrase is usually used as an insult, or a comeback to an insult.

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamam

  1. dative plural of mama

Portuguese

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Verb

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mamam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of mamar

Tagalog

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Noun

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mamam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋ᜔)

  1. (childish) beverage; drink

Turkish

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Noun

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mamam

  1. first-person singular possessive of mama

Usage notes

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  • When this word is pronounced, the stress is on the last syllable: mamam. (The pronunciation with stress on the penultimate syllable, mamam, means "I am [a(n)/the] (baby) food.")

Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamam

  1. dative plural of mama