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===Alternative forms=== |
===Alternative forms=== |
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* {{alt|en|ama}} |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{ |
From {{der|en|pt|ama||female nurse}}, from {{der|en|ML.|amma||[[wet nurse]], [[amma#Etymology 2|amma]]}}, perhaps an alteration of {{der|en|la|mamma}}, of imitative origin, or from {{der|en|grc|-}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑː.mə/|a=RP,GenAm}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑː.mɑ/|a=Singapore English}} |
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* {{a|Singapore English}} {{IPA|/ˈɑːmɑ/|lang=en}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɑːmə|s=2}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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{{en-noun}} |
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# {{lb|en|India}} A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a [[wet nurse]]. |
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# {{lb|en|Singapore|Malaysia|Brunei|Indonesia}} A [[female]] [[domestic]] [[helper]]; a [[maid]]. |
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# In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=1977|author=w:John Le Carré|title=w:The Honourable Schoolboy|page=20|publisher=Folio Society|year_published=2010 |
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|passage=Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old '''amah''' told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’}} |
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===See also=== |
===See also=== |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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* {{ |
* {{anagrams|en|a=aahm|AHAM|Hama|MAHA|maha|mahā}} |
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==Afar== |
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[[et:amah]] |
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[[id:amah]] |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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[[ru:amah]] |
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* {{aa-IPA|amáh}} |
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[[ta:amah]] |
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[[vi:amah]] |
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===Pronoun=== |
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[[zh:amah]] |
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{{head|aa|pronoun|head=amáh|cat2=demonstrative pronouns}} |
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# [[this]], [[that]] {{qualifier|masculine; proximal to the spoken to}} |
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====Declension==== |
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{{aa-decl|amáh|amáha}} |
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====See also==== |
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{{aa-demonstrative pronouns}} |
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===References=== |
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* {{R:aa:Hassan Kamil:2015}} |
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==Brunei Malay== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|kxd|ar|أَمَة}}. |
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===Noun=== |
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{{head|kxd|noun}} |
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# A female [[domestic worker]], a [[housemaid]]. |
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==Indonesian== |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|id|/ˈa.mah/}} |
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* {{rhymes|id|mah|s=2}} |
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* {{hyph|id|a|mah}} |
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===Etymology 1=== |
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{{bor+|id|nan-hbl|阿媽}}. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{head|id|noun}} |
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# a ([[Chinese]]) woman who works as a [[housemaid]] |
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===Etymology 2=== |
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From {{der|id|ar|عَامَّة}}. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{head|id|noun}} |
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# [[ordinary]] or [[most]] [[people]] |
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===Etymology 3=== |
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From {{der|id|ms|amah}}, from {{der|id|ar|أَمَة}}. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{head|id|noun}} |
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# [[housemaid]] {{gl|a female [[domestic worker]]}} |
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===Etymology 4=== |
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====Noun==== |
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{{head|id|noun}} |
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# {{alt form|id|amati|t=[[paternal]] [[blood]] [[aunt]]|nocap=1}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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* {{R:KBBI Daring}} |
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==Malay== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{bor|ms|ar|أَمَة}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|ms|/amah/}} |
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* {{rhymes|ms|mah|ah}} |
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===Noun=== |
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{{ms-noun|j=امه}} |
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# [[maidservant]], [[nursemaid]], [[housemaid]] |
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====Descendants==== |
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* {{desc|id|amah}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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* {{R:PRPM}} |
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==Tedim Chin== |
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===Etymology=== |
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The first part (''a-'') from {{der|ctd|sit-pro|*ʔa}}. Cognates include {{cog|zom|ema}}. |
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===Pronoun=== |
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{{head|ctd|pronoun}} |
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# [[he]], [[she]] |
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====References==== |
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* ''Zomi Ordbog'' based on the work of D.L. Haokip |
Latest revision as of 15:01, 3 July 2024
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of Latin mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.mə/
- (Singapore English) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.mɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːmə
Noun
[edit]amah (plural amahs)
- (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia) A female domestic helper; a maid.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 20:
- Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Afar
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]amáh
Declension
[edit]Declension of amáh | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | amáh | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | amáha | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | amáh | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | amáh | |||||||||||||||||
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See also
[edit]Afar demonstrative pronouns
References
[edit]- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Brunei Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]amah
- A female domestic worker, a housemaid.
Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]amah
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]amah
Etymology 3
[edit]From Malay amah, from Arabic أَمَة (ʔama).
Noun
[edit]amah
- housemaid (a female domestic worker)
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]amah
Further reading
[edit]- “amah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amah (Jawi spelling امه, plural amah-amah, informal 1st possessive amahku, 2nd possessive amahmu, 3rd possessive amahnya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: amah
Further reading
[edit]- “amah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tedim Chin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The first part (a-) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔa. Cognates include Zou ema.
Pronoun
[edit]amah
References
[edit]- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Categories:
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɑːmə
- Rhymes:English/ɑːmə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Indian English
- Singapore English
- Malaysian English
- Bruneian English
- Indonesian English
- English terms with quotations
- Afar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afar lemmas
- Afar pronouns
- Afar demonstrative pronouns
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Arabic
- Brunei Malay lemmas
- Brunei Malay nouns
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/mah
- Rhymes:Indonesian/mah/2 syllables
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Indonesian terms derived from Hokkien
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms derived from Arabic
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Malay terms borrowed from Arabic
- Malay terms derived from Arabic
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/mah
- Rhymes:Malay/ah
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Tedim Chin terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Tedim Chin lemmas
- Tedim Chin pronouns