ママ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"
Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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マヽ |
Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (childish) mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
- proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.
Synonyms
[edit]- (mama):, 母ちゃん (kāchan) (childish), お母さん (okāsan)
- (one's mother): お袋 (ofukuro) (informal)
- (a proprietress): 女主人 (onna shujin), マダム (madamu)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- パパ (papa)
Derived terms
[edit]- ママ友 (mamatomo)
Etymology 2
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of ママ – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, ママ (mama), is the katakana spelling of the above term.) |
References
[edit]- ^ “ママ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000