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amama

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Basque

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Etymology

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Reduplication of ama (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amama/ [a.ma.ma]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

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amama anim

  1. grandmother
    Synonym: amona

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: amama

Further reading

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  • amama”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • amama”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque amama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmama/ [aˈma.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

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amama f (plural amamas)

  1. (Basque Country) grandma

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Contraction of ama ng ama.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜋ) (Quezon)

  1. grandfather
    Synonyms: lolo, lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, abwelo, (archaic) agwelo
    Coordinate term: inana

Taivoan

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Noun

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amama

  1. grandmother