mma

See also: MMA and -mma

Bu

Noun

mma

1. water

References

• Roger Blench, The Ningye language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2011), page 8 (in notes)

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Noun

mma

1. mother
2. madam, Mrs

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̄.mã̀/

Noun

m̄mà (plural m̄màzhì)

1. maternal uncle (mother's brother)

Coordinate terms

• ǹdági (“paternal uncle”)

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Noun

mmá class 1a (plural bómmá class 2a)

1. mother

Inflection

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Sranan Tongo

Noun

mma

1. Contraction of mama.

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈm̀.má/

Noun

mma class 1a (plural bomma)

1. mother
2. madam, Mrs

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	mma
Brazilian standard	mma
New Tribes	mma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mma]

Noun

mma (possessed mmai)

1. (Cunucunuma River dialect and Brazil) Alternative form of nma (“house”)