amah
English
/ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/
noun
Definitions
- In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper.
Etymology
Derived from Portuguese ama (female nurse) derived from Latin amma, mamma (breast, mother, teat, udder, nurse).
Origin
Latin
mamma
Gloss
breast, mother, teat, udder, nurse
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
母
Emoji
🤱
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ama English
- mamma English
- mammiform English
- amma Latin
- mamma Latin
- mammalis Latin
- mammatus Latin
- mamma Italian
- mammalogia Italian
- maman French
- mammaire French
- ama Spanish, Castilian
- mama Spanish, Castilian
- mamífero Spanish, Castilian
- μάμμη Ancient Greek
- ἄμμα Ancient Greek
- *amma- Proto-Indo-European
- ama Portuguese
- mama Portuguese
- mamífero Portuguese
- mama Irish
- mamach Irish
- mamo Esperanto
- mama Catalan, Valencian
- amo Galician
- mama Galician
- mamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- îmă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ama Old Portuguese
- mamã Aromanian
- mamma Romansh
- mama Venetian
- mama Sardinian
- mama Istriot