ママ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Japanese

Alternative spelling
マヽ (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From English mama.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ママ or マヽ • (mama) 

  1. (childish) mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
    Coordinate term: パパ (papa)
  2. proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.
  3. (VTuber fandom slang) model illustrator (gender neutral)
    Coordinate term: パパ (papa)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ママ – see the following entry.
【儘まま】H
[noun] the same, unchanged state; state as it is
[noun] (mostly in the form 儘になる (mama ni naru)) the desired or ideal state; freedom
[noun] act of leaving things as it is
[noun] (writing and editing) sic, as it is
Alternative spellings
随, 任, 侭, まんま
(This term, ママ (mama), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ “ママ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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