мамаша

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Chamalal

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tindi мама́ча.

Pronunciation

Noun

мама́ша (mamáša)

  1. badger (mammal)

References

  • Magomedova, Patimat T. (1999) Чамалинско-русский словарь [Chamali-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Makhachkala: Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 214

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Noun

мама́ша (mamášaf anim (genitive мама́ши, nominative plural мама́ши, genitive plural мама́ш)

  1. (colloquial) mother, mamma, mummy
    • 1885, Антон Чехов, Кухарка женится; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Cook's Wedding, 1922:
      Мамаша всё время сердилась, что от няньки пахнет водкой и что из-за этих свадеб некому поставить самовар.
      Mamaša vsjo vremja serdilasʹ, što ot njanʹki paxnet vodkoj i što iz-za etix svadeb nekomu postavitʹ samovar.
      Mamma was cross all the evening because nurse smelt of vodka, and owing to the wedding there was no one to heat the samovar.
  2. familiar term of address for an (elderly) woman

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