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妈
mā
Main
English Definitionma; mom; mother
Simplified Script妈
Traditional Script媽
Pinyinmā
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping)maa1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
妈妈māmamama; mommy; mother
妈咪māmimommy (loanword)
妈祖māzǔMatsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
妈宝mābǎomama's boy
妈的mādesee 他妈的
Words With Same Tail Word    
舅妈jiùmā(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
姨妈yímā(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
大妈dàmāfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
干妈gānmāadoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
阿妈āmāgrandma (paternal) (Tw); (dialect) mother; nurse; amah; (Manchu) father
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