uncle (mother's brother)
→
term of address to a man
9 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Brahui | |
| Lexeme | māmā | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (mother's brother) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | respectful mode of address to one's elder | |
| Reference | Bray_Brahui dictionary: 199 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | mamak | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (on the mother's side), mother's older brother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a polite form of address by rulers to, for example, aged chiefs, a form of address for Indian Muslims or Malays of Indian descent | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | angku | |
| Meaning 1 | (in the Minangkabau area) form of address to maternal uncle | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | epithet for respected persons | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | māma | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (mother's brother) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 777 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: 'word used for addressing or referring an elder man with respect and love' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | paman | |
| Meaning 1 | maternal uncle | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a familiar form of address to persons a good deal older than oneself | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | mamak | |
| Meaning 1 | maternal uncle | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | conventional term for a prince to use to his aged ministers | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | māma(n̠) | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (mother's brother) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to an elder man | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | dayı | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (mother's brother) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 212 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | cậu | |
| Meaning 1 | uncle (mother's younger brother) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | young man; you | |
| Reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| Comment | ||