mamá

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Asturian

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. Alternative form of ma

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Spanish mamá.

Pronunciation

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. (colloquial, endearing, vocative) mum, mom
  2. (followed by a proper name) grandmother

References

Lingala

Noun

mamá class 1 (plural bamamá class 2)

  1. mother, mum, mom

References

  • Ashem Tem Kawata (2014) Dictionnaire lingala-falansé et français-lingala, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈma/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧má

Etymology 1

Adapted from French maman.

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. (colloquial, familiar, endearing) mum, mom
    Synonym: mami
  2. (Mexico) a term of affection for a woman
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

mamá

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mamar

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