mama shop

English

Alternative forms

• mamak shop

Etymology

From Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”) + shop.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mäʹ-mə shŏp, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːmə ʃɒp/
• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmɑ ˌʃɔp/

Noun

mama shop (plural mama shops)

1. (Singapore) A small owner-operated corner shop sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
   • 2011 August 31, Carolyn Quek, Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 24:

     […] Mr S Gunashekaran, […] took over the running of the “mama shop” which was owned by his father at a void deck in Yishun Ring Road.

Further reading

• mama shop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia