mother
→
<exclamation of surprise, pain or sorrow>
9 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | amma | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | interjection, denoting pain or weariness, grief, pain, surprise, compassion, joy, satisfaction |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | DEDR | |
| Comment | variants: amma, amama, ammammā | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme | ayō | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | exclamation of surprise or pain | |
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 43 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Kuvi | |
| Lexeme 1 | īya | |
| Lexeme 2 | īyalesa | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Israel_Grammar of Kuvi: 239 | |
| Comment | Also meaning: "Alas!" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malayalam | |
| Lexeme 1 | acca | |
| Lexeme 2 | acсō | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | exclamation of sorrow, pain, pity and surprise | |
| Reference | Gundert Malayalam dictionary: 9 | |
| Comment | (1) variants of lexeme 2: acci, acсō (2) Also: amminni ‘mother’, ‘interjection of pain, as of a child’ - derivation from ammā ‘mother’ - Gundert Malayalam, 44. | |
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malayalam | |
| Lexeme | amma | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | interjection of lamentation & doubt or perplexity | |
| Reference | Gundert Malayalam dictionary: 43 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | mama | |
| Lexeme 2 | ма́мочки; mámočki | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | exclamation of surprise, fright | Анькин пакет с фруктами прорвался, и на гладкий полированный пол посыпались морковь, капуста, яблоки, бананы, апельсины… ― Ой, мамочки! ― взвизгнула Анька. // An’kin paket s fruktami prorvalsâ, i na gladkij polirovannyj pol posypalis’ morkov’, kapusta, âbloki, banany, apel’siny… ― Oj, mamočki! ― vzvizgnula An’ka. [[Андрей Житков. Супермаркет (2000)] Anka's bag of fruit broke suddenly and carrots, cabbage, apples, bananas, oranges fell down on the smooth, polished floor ... - Oh, mommy! - screamed Anka. |
| Reference | Efremova 2000 | |
| Comment | Употребляется при выражении испуга, удивления и т.п. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | madre | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Denote admiration, surprise, etc. | ¡mi madre!, ¡madre mía!, ¡ay mi madre! (coll.) exprs. coloqs. Denotan admiración, sorpresa, etc. |
| Reference | Real Academia Española Diccionario | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | ammā | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | exclamation of pity and surprise, or joy | aiyō, ammā! Oh, mother! |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 99 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Telugu | |
| Lexeme | ammā | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | interjection expressive of pain | |
| Reference | Gwynn Telugu Dictionary: 31 | |
| Comment | (1) Also: ammā or ammālla interj meaning alas! Ah! Oho! (possibly also ammāṇni, ammādyu) (Brown Telugu 75) (2) Also: derivatives from amma: ammayya1 'mother's elder sister', (dial.) 'lady'; ammayya! 2 'interj. expressive of relief'; ammaroo! 3) 'interj. expressive of surprise'. Dictionary (Gwynn 31) considers it homonymy, though we suggest it tobe polysemy. | |