amama
التعريفات والمعاني
== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of ama (“mother”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /amama/ [a.ma.ma]
Rhymes: -ama, -a
Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ma
=== Noun ===
amama anim
grandmother
Synonym: amona
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Spanish: amama
=== Further reading ===
“amama”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“amama”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Basque amama.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈmama/ [aˈma.ma]
Rhymes: -ama
Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma
=== Noun ===
amama f (plural amamas)
(Basque Country) grandma
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Contraction of ama ng ama, literally “father of the father”.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmama/ [ʔɐˈmaː.mɐ]
Rhymes: -ama
Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma
=== Noun ===
amama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜋ) (dialectal, Quezon)
grandfather
Synonyms: lolo, lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, abwelo, (Quezon) ama, (archaic) agwelo
Coordinate term: inana
=== Further reading ===
Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 30
== Taivoan ==
=== Noun ===
amama
grandmother
=== References ===
“amama”, in Taivoan Dictionary (in Chinese), Taiwan, 2026