See also: Mamu, mamú, and mámù

Basque

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamu anim

  1. ghost

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Shortened from maahanmuuttaja (immigrant).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑmu/, [ˈmɑ̝mu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmu
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧mu

Noun

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mamu (informal, possibly derogatory)

  1. immigrant

Declension

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Inflection of mamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mamu mamut
genitive mamun mamujen
partitive mamua mamuja
illative mamuun mamuihin
singular plural
nominative mamu mamut
accusative nom. mamu mamut
gen. mamun
genitive mamun mamujen
partitive mamua mamuja
inessive mamussa mamuissa
elative mamusta mamuista
illative mamuun mamuihin
adessive mamulla mamuilla
ablative mamulta mamuilta
allative mamulle mamuille
essive mamuna mamuina
translative mamuksi mamuiksi
abessive mamutta mamuitta
instructive mamuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mamuni mamuni
accusative nom. mamuni mamuni
gen. mamuni
genitive mamuni mamujeni
partitive mamuani mamujani
inessive mamussani mamuissani
elative mamustani mamuistani
illative mamuuni mamuihini
adessive mamullani mamuillani
ablative mamultani mamuiltani
allative mamulleni mamuilleni
essive mamunani mamuinani
translative mamukseni mamuikseni
abessive mamuttani mamuittani
instructive
comitative mamuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mamusi mamusi
accusative nom. mamusi mamusi
gen. mamusi
genitive mamusi mamujesi
partitive mamuasi mamujasi
inessive mamussasi mamuissasi
elative mamustasi mamuistasi
illative mamuusi mamuihisi
adessive mamullasi mamuillasi
ablative mamultasi mamuiltasi
allative mamullesi mamuillesi
essive mamunasi mamuinasi
translative mamuksesi mamuiksesi
abessive mamuttasi mamuittasi
instructive
comitative mamuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mamumme mamumme
accusative nom. mamumme mamumme
gen. mamumme
genitive mamumme mamujemme
partitive mamuamme mamujamme
inessive mamussamme mamuissamme
elative mamustamme mamuistamme
illative mamuumme mamuihimme
adessive mamullamme mamuillamme
ablative mamultamme mamuiltamme
allative mamullemme mamuillemme
essive mamunamme mamuinamme
translative mamuksemme mamuiksemme
abessive mamuttamme mamuittamme
instructive
comitative mamuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mamunne mamunne
accusative nom. mamunne mamunne
gen. mamunne
genitive mamunne mamujenne
partitive mamuanne mamujanne
inessive mamussanne mamuissanne
elative mamustanne mamuistanne
illative mamuunne mamuihinne
adessive mamullanne mamuillanne
ablative mamultanne mamuiltanne
allative mamullenne mamuillenne
essive mamunanne mamuinanne
translative mamuksenne mamuiksenne
abessive mamuttanne mamuittanne
instructive
comitative mamuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mamunsa mamunsa
accusative nom. mamunsa mamunsa
gen. mamunsa
genitive mamunsa mamujensa
partitive mamuaan
mamuansa
mamujaan
mamujansa
inessive mamussaan
mamussansa
mamuissaan
mamuissansa
elative mamustaan
mamustansa
mamuistaan
mamuistansa
illative mamuunsa mamuihinsa
adessive mamullaan
mamullansa
mamuillaan
mamuillansa
ablative mamultaan
mamultansa
mamuiltaan
mamuiltansa
allative mamulleen
mamullensa
mamuilleen
mamuillensa
essive mamunaan
mamunansa
mamuinaan
mamuinansa
translative mamukseen
mamuksensa
mamuikseen
mamuiksensa
abessive mamuttaan
mamuttansa
mamuittaan
mamuittansa
instructive
comitative mamuineen
mamuinensa

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Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of mama

Upper Sorbian

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Noun

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mamu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of mama

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈma.mu/

Noun

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mamu

  1. mother
    Synonym: mama

Usage notes

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The terms mamu and mama are used for referring to a mother, whereas the term yaya is used for addressing one's mother.

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics