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Galician
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
mamai f (plural mamais)
- (childish, endearing) mom, mum
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mamai”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mamai”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mamá”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
mamai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of mamar
Malay
Pronunciation
Adjective
mamai (Jawi spelling ماماي)
- senile
- drowsiness
Derived terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Verb
mamai
- second-person plural imperative of mamar