"ama" meaning in Tagalog

See ama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʔama/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.mɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜋ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ama Etymology: From Chinese [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|tl|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{tl-adv|b=+}} ama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)
  1. rarely; seldom Synonyms: bihira, madalang, manaka-naka
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-adv-TZXLx5HB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈma/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈma] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: amá [canonical], ᜀᜋ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *ama-h. Compare Bikol Central ama, Cebuano ama, Fijian tama, Higaonon amay, Hiligaynon amay, Ibanag yama, Maranao ama', Malay rama, Saaroa ama'a, Taivoan ama', and Yami ama. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|map-pro|*ama-h}} Proto-Austronesian *ama-h, {{cog|bcl|ama}} Bikol Central ama, {{cog|ceb|ama}} Cebuano ama, {{cog|fj|tama}} Fijian tama, {{cog|mba|amay}} Higaonon amay, {{cog|hil|amay}} Hiligaynon amay, {{cog|ibg|yama}} Ibanag yama, {{cog|mrw|ama'}} Maranao ama', {{cog|ms|rama}} Malay rama, {{cog|sxr|ama'a}} Saaroa ama'a, {{cog|tvx|ama'}} Taivoan ama', {{cog|tao|ama}} Yami ama Head templates: {{tl-noun|amá|b=+}} amá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)
  1. (formal, literary) father Tags: formal, literary Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: tatay, papa, itay, haligi ng tahanan, erpat, pudra
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-iKGIHwAl Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18
  2. (figurative) founder; organizer Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: tagapagtatag
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-5rKvlEAj Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18
  3. senior; older
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-rEF9wTqu
  4. sire Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-UAES6m-z Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: Ama Namin, ama-amahan, amama, Amansinaya, amang kahoy, amang-kasal, amang-kumpil, amang-panguman, amang-tanda, Araw ng mga Ama, inaama, mag-aama, mag-ama, mag-ama-amahan, makaama, pagkaama, pinag-amahan, ulila sa ama, utin ng ama mo

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔama/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.mɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜋ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ama Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ama. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|ama}} Borrowed from Spanish ama Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)
  1. mistress; housewife Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-5pvXudIS Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18
  2. governess; caretaker of children Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-4qSMuKYg Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 15 35 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈma/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈma] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: amá [canonical], ᜀᜋ [Baybayin], Filipino [Chinese]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”). See also Hokkien 俺媽/俺妈 (án-má). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|阿媽|t=paternal grandmother|tr=a-má}} Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”), {{ncog|nan-hbl|俺媽|tr=án-má}} Hokkien 俺媽/俺妈 (án-má) Head templates: {{tl-noun|amá|b=+}} amá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)
  1. paternal grandmother; paternal grandma Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: lola
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-TEbcwNMo Disambiguation of Family: 0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18
  2. term of address for one's paternal grandmother Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ama-tl-noun-k~q18ztH Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 13 21 8 1 4 4 3 16 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 10 13 5 2 6 5 5 13 40 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 9 14 6 2 7 5 5 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ahma, amma, amah
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ama Namin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ama-amahan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Amansinaya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amang kahoy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amang-kasal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amang-kumpil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amang-panguman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amang-tanda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Araw ng mga Ama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inaama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mag-aama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mag-ama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mag-ama-amahan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "makaama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pagkaama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinag-amahan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ulila sa ama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utin ng ama mo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ama-h"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ama-h",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "ama"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central ama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "ama"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano ama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "tama"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian tama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mba",
        "2": "amay"
      },
      "expansion": "Higaonon amay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hil",
        "2": "amay"
      },
      "expansion": "Hiligaynon amay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibg",
        "2": "yama"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibanag yama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "ama'"
      },
      "expansion": "Maranao ama'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "rama"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay rama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxr",
        "2": "ama'a"
      },
      "expansion": "Saaroa ama'a",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tvx",
        "2": "ama'"
      },
      "expansion": "Taivoan ama'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tao",
        "2": "ama"
      },
      "expansion": "Yami ama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Austronesian *ama-h. Compare Bikol Central ama, Cebuano ama, Fijian tama, Higaonon amay, Hiligaynon amay, Ibanag yama, Maranao ama', Malay rama, Saaroa ama'a, Taivoan ama', and Yami ama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜋ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "amá",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "amá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-iKGIHwAl",
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal, literary) father"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tatay"
        },
        {
          "word": "papa"
        },
        {
          "word": "itay"
        },
        {
          "word": "haligi ng tahanan"
        },
        {
          "word": "erpat"
        },
        {
          "word": "pudra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "founder; organizer"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-5rKvlEAj",
      "links": [
        [
          "founder",
          "founder"
        ],
        [
          "organizer",
          "organizer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) founder; organizer"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tagapagtatag"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "senior; older"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-rEF9wTqu",
      "links": [
        [
          "senior",
          "senior"
        ],
        [
          "older",
          "older"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sire"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-UAES6m-z",
      "links": [
        [
          "sire",
          "sire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔaˈma/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈma]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ama"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "ama"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Spanish ama",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish ama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜋ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mistress; housewife"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-5pvXudIS",
      "links": [
        [
          "mistress",
          "mistress"
        ],
        [
          "housewife",
          "housewife"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 35 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "governess; caretaker of children"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-4qSMuKYg",
      "links": [
        [
          "governess",
          "governess"
        ],
        [
          "caretaker",
          "caretaker"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔama/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.mɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ama"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Chinese [Term?].",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜋ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)",
      "name": "tl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rarely; seldom"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-adv-TZXLx5HB",
      "links": [
        [
          "rarely",
          "rarely"
        ],
        [
          "seldom",
          "seldom"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bihira"
        },
        {
          "word": "madalang"
        },
        {
          "word": "manaka-naka"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔama/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.mɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ama"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "阿媽",
        "t": "paternal grandmother",
        "tr": "a-má"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan-hbl",
        "2": "俺媽",
        "tr": "án-má"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 俺媽/俺妈 (án-má)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”). See also Hokkien 俺媽/俺妈 (án-má).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜋ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Filipino",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "amá",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "amá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 12 4 14 11 15 12 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 12 0 22 11 16 13 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "tl:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: angkong"
        },
        {
          "english": "Mom is a Chinese mestiza. My grandmother and grandfather are businesspeople. Grandpa is a pure Chinese. Their family evacuated from Macau and it was here in the Philippines where they started a small store until it flourished and became a grocery.",
          "ref": "2006, Christine S. Bellen, “Trese”, in Carla M. Pacis, Eugene Y. Evasco, editors, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction, UP Press, page 11:",
          "text": "Mestisang Tsina naman si Nanay. Negosyante sina Ama at Angkong ko. Purong Tsino si Angkong. Lumikas mula sa Macao ang pamilya nila at dito sa Pilipinas nagtayo ng isang maliit na tindahan hanggang sa lumago ito at naging isang grocery.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paternal grandmother; paternal grandma"
      ],
      "id": "en-ama-tl-noun-TEbcwNMo",
      "links": [
        [
          "paternal",
          "paternal"
        ],
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ],
        [
          "grandma",
          "grandma"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lola"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 21 8 1 4 4 3 16 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
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          "text": "Sa Pilipinas na napangasawa ni Angkong si Ama. Pilipina ang nanay ni Ama pero sila ang mas mahigpit sa mga pamahiing Tsino.",
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      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈma]",
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      "word": "makaama"
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        "rarely; seldom"
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          "word": "bihira"
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          "word": "manaka-naka"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: angkong"
        },
        {
          "english": "Mom is a Chinese mestiza. My grandmother and grandfather are businesspeople. Grandpa is a pure Chinese. Their family evacuated from Macau and it was here in the Philippines where they started a small store until it flourished and became a grocery.",
          "ref": "2006, Christine S. Bellen, “Trese”, in Carla M. Pacis, Eugene Y. Evasco, editors, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction, UP Press, page 11:",
          "text": "Mestisang Tsina naman si Nanay. Negosyante sina Ama at Angkong ko. Purong Tsino si Angkong. Lumikas mula sa Macao ang pamilya nila at dito sa Pilipinas nagtayo ng isang maliit na tindahan hanggang sa lumago ito at naging isang grocery.",
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          "word": "lola"
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          "text": "Sa Pilipinas na napangasawa ni Angkong si Ama. Pilipina ang nanay ni Ama pero sila ang mas mahigpit sa mga pamahiing Tsino.",
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      "ipa": "/ʔaˈma/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈma]",
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      "rhymes": "-a"
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    {
      "word": "ahma"
    },
    {
      "word": "amma"
    },
    {
      "word": "amah"
    }
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  "word": "ama"
}

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