ama
nounEtymology From Polynesian.
ama
nounUS, UK /ˈɑː.mə/ · Singapore-English /ˈɑː.mɑ/
Etymology From Japanese あま.
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A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
ama
nounEtymology From Sanskrit अम (ama, “disease”).
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Ayurveda, Alternative medicine, Medicine, Sciences A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.
ama
nounEtymology Unknown.
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Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
ama
noun/ʔɐˈma/
Etymology From Hokkien 阿媽 /阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”). See also Hokkien 俺媽 /俺妈 (án-má), Portuguese Templo de A-Má.
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Philippines, Colloquial paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
Chinese Filipino
- "Perhaps," her grandmother had said. She was nearing death at that point, Mia's ama. Her body was wracked with arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, osteoporosis and more. The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly.2012, Andrew Drilon, “Two Women Worth Watching”, in Charles Tan, editor, Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology, Maple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press, Inc., page 8:
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Philippines, Colloquial term of address for one's paternal grandmother
Chinese Filipino
- There would always be some food offerrings there, and every morning, Amma would burn some incense. More elaborate offerings were made on the anniversaries of his birth and death, and the Chinese festivals for the dead such as Qingming in April and the Hungry Ghosts on the seventh lunar month.2017, Ari C. Dy, “Introduction”, in Chinese Buddhism in Catholic Philippines: Syncretism as Identity, Anvil Publishing, Inc.:
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