mamai

See also: mamaí and màmài

Galician

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ma, mamá, mamaie, mamaíña, nanai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈmaj]

Noun

mamai f (plural mamais)

1. (childish, endearing) mom, mum

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mamai”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mamai”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mamá”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

mamai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of mamar

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mamai̯/
• Rhymes: -mai̯, -ai̯, -maj, -aj

Adjective

mamai (Jawi spelling ماماي)

1. senile
2. drowsiness

Derived terms

• bermamai

Further reading

• “mamai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Verb

mamai

1. second-person plural imperative of mamar