mother
→
<term of address to a woman>
10 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tamil | |
Lexeme | ammā | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | Tamil lexicon: 99 | |
Comment | Meanings according to Cre-A Tamil: 1) a term of respect to refer mostly to a married woman; 2) a term of address by elders or superiors for younger woman (p 30). |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Brahui | |
Lexeme | ammā | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | term of respectful address to a woman | |
Reference | Bray_Brahui dictionary: 53 | |
Comment | Also: polysemu āī 'mother'; (occas.) ‘daughter’; 'respectful term of address to any woman’. (51) |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
Lexeme | maala | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | title of respect used by a man to a woman | |
Reference | Dictionary Yaqui: 94 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Shughni | |
Lexeme | nān | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | Karamshoev Shughni: 297 | |
Comment | Может быть обращением к старшей женщине или обращением матери к дочери |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Farsi | |
Lexeme | ننه nane | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | Rubinčik 1970: 668 | |
Comment | Разговорное, может толковаться как "мамаша" |
ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kurux | |
Lexeme | ayang | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 43 | |
Comment | Another variant of lexeme, ayō, is used as a term of endearment address. |
ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | мать (mat') | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | ||
Reference | <personally collected data> | |
Comment | Also мамаша |
ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kannada | |
Lexeme | amma | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | word used for calling a woman with respect (which has replaced by “Madam” in cities) | |
Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 51 | |
Comment | Also: abbe, tāy, etc. |
ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kui | |
Lexeme 1 | ia | |
Lexeme 2 | ia | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | term of respect for married and elderly woman | |
Reference | Winfield Kui Vocabulary: 48 | |
Comment | ia, pl. iaska |
ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Telugu | |
Lexeme | talli | |
Meaning 1 | mother | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | form of address to a woman of any age | |
Reference | Gwynn Telugu Dictionary: 231 | |
Comment |