ama

FREQ #23912

发音

US /ˈɑː.mə/
/ʔɐˈma/
UK /ˈɑː.mə/
其它 /ˈɑː.mɑ/

词形变化

amas 复数

别名

amah ahma amma

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of amah.

  2. 1.

    A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.

  3. 1.

    The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.

    航海 交通
  4. 1.

    A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.

    可数 不可数 医学
  5. 1.

    Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.

  6. 1.

    paternal grandmother; paternal grandma

    非正式
  7. 2.

    term of address for one's paternal grandmother

    非正式
phr.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of AMA (“against medical advice”).

相关短语

waka ama

词源

From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.

来源：wiktionary