amama

Basque

Etymology

Reduplication of ama (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amama/ [a.ma.ma]

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• Rhymes: -ama, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

amama anim

1. grandmother

   Synonym: amona

Declension

Declension of amama (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	amama	amama	amamak	amamok
ergative	amamak	amamak	amamek	amamok
dative	amamari	amamari	amamei	amamoi
genitive	amamaren	amamaren	amamen	amamon
comitative	amamarekin	amamarekin	amamekin	amamokin
causative	amamarengatik	amamarengatik	amamengatik	amamongatik
benefactive	amamarentzat	amamarentzat	amamentzat	amamontzat
instrumental	amamaz	amamaz	amamez	amamotaz
innesive	amamarengan	amamarengan	amamengan	amamongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	amamarengana	amamarengana	amamengana	amamongana
terminative	amamarenganaino	amamarenganaino	amamenganaino	amamonganaino
directive	amamarenganantz	amamarenganantz	amamenganantz	amamonganantz
destinative	amamarenganako	amamarenganako	amamenganako	amamonganako
ablative	amamarengandik	amamarengandik	amamengandik	amamongandik
partitive	amamarik	—	—	—
prolative	amamatzat	—	—	—

Descendants

• → Spanish: amama

Further reading

• “amama”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “amama”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque amama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmama/ [aˈma.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

amama f (plural amamas)

1. (Basque Country) grandma

Tagalog

Etymology

Contraction of ama +‎ ng +‎ ama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmama/ [ʔɐˈmaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

amama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜋ) (Quezon)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: lolo, lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, abwelo, (Quezon) ama, (archaic) agwelo

   Coordinate term: inana

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 30

Taivoan

Noun

amama

1. grandmother

References

• “amama”, in Taivoan Dictionary (in Chinese), Taiwan, 2025