ama.
A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
Meaning & usage
A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
Where this word comes from
From Japanese あま.
The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.
Where this word comes from
From Polynesian.
A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.
Where this word comes from
From Sanskrit अम (ama, “disease”).
Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
term of address for one's paternal grandmother
Where this word comes from
From Hokkien 阿媽 /阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”). See also Hokkien 俺媽 /俺妈 (án-má), Portuguese Templo de A-Má.
Alternative spelling of amah.
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
Alternative form of AMA (“against medical advice”).
Where this word comes from
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