mỏmå (noun) - mother

mỏmå (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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mỏmå

mỏmå

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm

Pronunciation

IPA: /mou̯mau̯/

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Family

Translations

• English: mother
• Polish: matka

Example sentence

Sè wo mỏmå mmbănă. My mother is happy.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

Native nursery root; reduplicative ỏ–å vowel echo (cf. måmå, ŕoŕo patterns). Paired with bỏbå (father) by m/b alternation.

Synonyms

• kemtamni (related: family)

Antonyms

• bỏbå (counterpart: father)

Derived terms

• mỏmånă (motherly, maternal) (potential)