ممه

Persian

Etymology

An onomatopoeic baby-talk, common in Indo-European languages. Compare English mammal, Latin mamma, and Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).

Noun

ممه • (mame)

  1. (vulgar) boob, tit
  2. (metonymic) breast milk

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References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ممه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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