(mā ma) - mom, mother (informal) in Mandarin
māmaTraditional: 媽媽
HSK 1
#173 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
mom, mother (informal)
Word origin
妈妈 (māma) 'mum' simply reduplicates 妈 (mā) 'mother', a colloquial doubling typical of family terms. Each 妈 is a phono-semantic compound of 女 (woman) plus the phonetic 马 (mǎ).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 妈 (mā, mother) + 妈 (reduplication)
Stroke order
妈
妈
Examples
？
Where is Mom?
菜。
The food my mom makes is delicious.
，。
Mom, I love you.
。
Mum works very hard every day.
。
Mum made me a piece of clothing.
妈妈 (mā ma) means mom, mother (informal). It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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