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ämmä

[ˈæmːæ]

noun

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. synonym of ämmö (“grandmother”)
  2. synonym of akka (“hag”)
  3. grandmother
  4. A term sometimes used for a grandmother, but it can also be used as a derogatory word for an old woman.
Examples

Minun ämmä keittää kahvia.

My grandmother is brewing coffee.

Pronunciationˈæmːæ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word can have different connotations depending on context; be careful using it for an old woman as it can be offensive.

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ämmä in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.