Mäme
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
- Määme
Etymology
Possibly from Old Frisian *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, or otherwise simply a nursery word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːmə/
- Hyphenation: Mä‧me
Noun
Mäme f (plural Mämen)
- mum, mummy
Usage notes
- Mäme is used to denote one's own mother. To describe the concept of a mother in itself, the word Múur is used, while when adressing a mother of someone else, the word Mama is used.
References
- “Mäme” in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch