"mom, mum" in seven languages
Meaningmom, mum
Spanish
mamá
/maˈma/
fem.other source · nursery word; the end-stress follows French maman
French
maman
/mamɑ̃/
fem.other source · nursery word
Italian
mamma
/ˈmamma/
fem.other source · nursery word, as Latin MAMMA
Portuguese
mamãe
/mɐ̃ˈmɐ̃j/
fem.other source · nursery word (Latin had MAMMA)
Mãe on its own is also common; in Portugal mamã.
Romanian
mami
/ˈmami/
fem.other source · nursery word, from mamă
Catalan
mama
/ˈmamə/
fem.other source · nursery word (Latin had MAMMA)
English
mom
/mɑm/
native English · nursery word (mamma)
English → Italianmom, mummammaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
Babies everywhere say ma-ma, so these words are as old as speech (Latin had MAMMA). Spanish mamá and papá stress the end in the French manner, a fashion from the 18th century.
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In a sentence
- es¡Mamá, tengo hambre!
- frMaman, j'ai faim !
- itMamma, ho fame!
- ptMamãe, estou com fome!
- roMami, mi-e foame!
- caMama, tinc gana!
- enMom, I'm hungry!