mamo
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Hawaiian mamo.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mamo (plural mamos)
- Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 421:
- In 1907, when a well-known collector named Alanson Bryan realised that he had shot the last three specimens of black mamos, a species of forest bird that had only been discovered the previous decade, he noted that the news filled him with ‘joy’.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 421:
Esperanto [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmamo/
- Hyphenation: ma‧mo
Noun [edit]
mamo (plural mamoj, accusative singular mamon, accusative plural mamojn)
Derived terms [edit]
- mamektomio (“mastectomy, mammectomy”)
- mamnutri, mamsuĉigi (“breastfeed, nurse”)
- mamnutristino (“wet nurse”)
- mampinto (“nipple”)
- mamsuĉi (“suckle”)
- mamulo (“mammal”)
- mamzono (“bra”)
Galician [edit]
Verb [edit]
mamo
- first-person singular present indicative of mamar
Ido [edit]
Noun [edit]
mamo (plural mami)
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ˈmãmɔ]
Noun [edit]
mamo
- Vocative singular of mama
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
mamo
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
mamo (infinitive mamar)
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- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Birds
- Esperanto nouns
- eo:Anatomy
- Galician verb forms
- Ido nouns
- Polish noun forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- Portuguese forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese verb indicative forms
- Portuguese verb first-person forms
- Portuguese verb singular forms
- Portuguese verb present forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb indicative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
