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Amah (mother)
Amah is a term for mother in several contexts. In modern Mandarin Chinese, "A Ma" is the term for
"Amah" is the Mosuo term for mother.[1] The word one’s maternal grandmother.
"ammah" or "anmah" means "mother," and "ayah" has
an identical meaning in Okinawan dialect.[2] Another
similar word is "Ima" (pronounced ’ee-ma’, spelled ’,)’אמא
References
the Hebrew word for mother. [1] it is used in this way in Yang Erche Namu’s memoir
In Chinese, Amah, or friend, is the equivalent of the Leaving Mother Lake
English ’Nanny’. Not a wet-nurse or a ’servant’ but rather, [2] See Ryukyu Island for more information about
like a Nanny, a ’friend’ who helps raise a child. It is a pro- Okinawa.
fession.
During the T’ang dynasty in China, the word "Amah"
was used as an informal and poetic title for the Taoist
See also
goddess, the Queen Mother of the West. • Amah (occupation), a woman who is a domestic
servant
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