jemā

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Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *emä, from Proto-Uralic *emä; cognates include Estonian ema, Finnish emä and Hungarian eme (sow).

Pronunciation

Noun

jemā

  1. mother
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      jemā ārmaztimi
      mother's love
      jemā sēmḑa
      mother's milk
      jemā pierrõ
      to be the spitting image of one's mother (lit. "after mother")
      tämmõn um vel jemā sēmḑa kūora tagān
      he is still wet behind the ears (lit. "he still has mother's milk behind his ears")

Declension