"mama" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /màː.má/, [màː.mə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mā̀ma [canonical, feminine], mā̀mar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|mā̀ma}} mā̀ma f (possessed form mā̀mar̃)
  1. mother Synonyms: uwa
    Sense id: en-mama-ha-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Body parts, Female family members Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Female family members: 62 38

Noun

IPA: /màː.má/, [màː.mə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mā̀ma [canonical, masculine], mā̀man [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|mā̀ma}} mā̀ma m (possessed form mā̀man)
  1. breast Synonyms: nono
    Sense id: en-mama-ha-noun-OBNtbjQ4 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Body parts Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā̀ma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀mar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "mā̀ma"
      },
      "expansion": "mā̀ma f (possessed form mā̀mar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ha:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "ha:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-mama-ha-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "uwa"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màː.má/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[màː.mə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā̀ma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀man",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mā̀ma"
      },
      "expansion": "mā̀ma m (possessed form mā̀man)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ha:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breast"
      ],
      "id": "en-mama-ha-noun-OBNtbjQ4",
      "links": [
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nono"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màː.má/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[màː.mə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 75 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Body parts",
    "ha:Female family members",
    "yo:Female family members"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā̀ma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀mar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "mā̀ma"
      },
      "expansion": "mā̀ma f (possessed form mā̀mar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "uwa"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màː.má/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[màː.mə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 75 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Body parts",
    "ha:Female family members",
    "yo:Female family members"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā̀ma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀man",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mā̀ma"
      },
      "expansion": "mā̀ma m (possessed form mā̀man)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "breast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nono"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màː.má/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[màː.mə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}

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