Belarusian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmama]
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ма́ма (mámaf pers (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам)

  1. mum / mom

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  • мама” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • мама”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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A nursery word, inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.

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ма́ма (mámaf

  1. mama, mom/mommy, mum/mummy
  2. (dialectal, by extension) mother's bosom, mammae
    Synonyms: бо́зка (bózka), (in animals) ви́ме (víme)
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Etymology 2

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Action noun of ма́мя (mámja, to deceive).

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ма́ма (mámaf (obsolete)

  1. deception, fraud
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Macedonian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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мама (mamaf (relational adjective мамин, diminutive маме or мамица or мамичка or мамиче)

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)

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  • мама” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic *ма́ма (*máma), from Proto-Slavic *màma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, from *méh₂-, from *méh₂tēr (mother).[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian ма́ма (máma).

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мама (mamaf

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)
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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: ма́ма (máma)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ма (máma)
  • Ukrainian: ма́ма (máma)

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mama”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 183
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “мама”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 375
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “ма́ма”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208

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  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “мама”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 252
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2017), “мама”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 17 (м – моавитѧнка), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 41

Russian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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ма́ма (mámaf anim or f inan (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам, diminutive ма́мочка or ма́менька)

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)
    Я Том, а э́то моя́ ма́ма.Ja Tom, a éto mojá máma.I am Tom and this is my mom.
  2. (computing slang) motherboard
  3. (figuratively) female socket

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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  • IPA(key): /mâma/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧ма

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ма̏ма f (Latin spelling mȁma)

  1. mom

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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ма́ма (mámaf pers (genitive ма́ми, nominative plural ма́ми or мами́, genitive plural мам or мамі́в)

  1. mama, mummy, mom, ma

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