amama

Basque

Etymology

Reduplication of ama (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amama/ [a.ma.ma]

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• Rhymes: -ama, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

amama anim

1. grandmother

   Synonym: amona

Declension

Declension of amama (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	amama	amama	amamak
ergative	amamak	amamak	amamek
dative	amamari	amamari	amamei
genitive	amamaren	amamaren	amamen
comitative	amamarekin	amamarekin	amamekin
causative	amamarengatik	amamarengatik	amamengatik
benefactive	amamarentzat	amamarentzat	amamentzat
instrumental	amamaz	amamaz	amamez
inessive	amamarengan	amamarengan	amamengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	amamarengana	amamarengana	amamengana
terminative	amamarenganaino	amamarenganaino	amamenganaino
directive	amamarenganantz	amamarenganantz	amamenganantz
destinative	amamarenganako	amamarenganako	amamenganako
ablative	amamarengandik	amamarengandik	amamengandik
partitive	amamarik	—	—
prolative	amamatzat	—	—

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)

1. (Basque Country) grandma

Tagalog

Etymology

Contraction of ama ng ama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmama/ [ʔɐˈmaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧ma

Noun

amama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜋ) (Quezon)

1. 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

1. grandmother