まま

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
侭 儘

Shift from まにま (manima).

Alternative forms

• まんま (manma)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まま​ [màmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Particle

まま • (mama) 

1. as it is; remaining in a certain state; while; still; sic

   チャンネルはそのままで！

   Channeru wa sono mama de!

   Stay tuned!

   (literally, “Leave the channel as it is!”)

   立(た)ったまま寝(ね)てしまう

   tatta mama neteshimau

   to fall asleep while still standing

   生(なま)のままでウィスキーを飲(の)む

   nama no mama de wisukī o nomu

   to drink whiskey straight

   • 2014, “夜明けと蛍”, (deprecated template usage) n-buna (n-buna) (lyrics)‎^[1]:

     したいことが見(み)つけられないから
     急(いそ)いだ振(ふ)り　俯(うつむ)くまま

     shitai koto ga mitsukerarenai kara
     isoida furi utsumuku mama

     I can't find anything I want to do so
     I pretend to hurry with my head down still

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
間々

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​ま [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) まま [màmá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Adverb

まま • (mama) 

1. sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

Etymology 3

Noun

まま • (mama) 

1. (childish) Alternative form of ママ (mama, “mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent”)

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
飯

Alternative forms

• まんま (manma)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​ま [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Noun

まま • (mama) 

1. (childish) (cooked) rice

Derived terms

• 飯(まま)借(か)り (mamakari)
• 飯事(ままごと) (mamagoto)
• 飯(ママ)子菜(コナ) (mamakona)
• 飯(まま)焚(た)き (mamataki), 飯(まま)炊(た)き (mamataki)

Etymology 5

Alternative spelling
乳母

Noun

まま • (mama) 

1. wet nurse

Etymology 6

Alternative spelling
継

Noun

まま • (mama) 

1. related by marriage; step-