mama

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

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).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama (plural mamas)

  1. (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

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Aymara [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. mother
  2. Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).
    tatanak mamanaka
    ladies and gentlemen

Chinook Jargon [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English or French mama.

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. mother

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  • (with regards to gender): papa

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje)

  1. mama, mother
    Mama, ik heb honger!
    Mommy, I’m hungry!

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Ewe [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. grandmother

Galician [edit]

Verb [edit]

mama

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mamar
  2. second-person singular imperative of mamar

Hungarian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈmɒmɒ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun [edit]

mama (plural mamák)

  1. mom

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Ido [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama (plural mamai)

  1. mama, mom, mommy, mum

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Krisa [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

mama

  1. you

Lithuanian [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama f (plural mamos)

  1. mother

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Martuthunira [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. 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.

Nigerian Pidgin [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. mother

Panyjima [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. Father; paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother.

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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.

Pitjantjatjara [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. father
  2. father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle
  3. god

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Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama f

  1. mum

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Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

mama

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of mamar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of mamar

mama f (plural mamas)

  1. boob, boobie

Romanian [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama f (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of mamă)

  1. the mother

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mâma/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun [edit]

mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)

  1. mom

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Slovak [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama f , declension pattern žena

  1. mama

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Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mamma.

Noun [edit]

mama f (plural mamas)

  1. breast, mamma

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Verb [edit]

mama (infinitive mamar)

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of mamar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mamar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mamar.

Swahili [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. mother (one’s female parent)


This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at mother. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see mama in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009


Tok Pisin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

English mama

Noun [edit]

mama

  1. 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.

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Turkish [edit]

Noun [edit]

mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)

  1. baby food
  2. food (in child's language)

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Venetian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Compare Italian mamma

Noun [edit]

mama f (plural mame)

  1. mother
  2. mum, mummy