Say Mother in Different Languages
I believe – everyday is the mother’s day. Although Mother’s Day has recently gone it isn’t too late to talk about mother. So, here are how you can say ‘Mother’ in different languages.
In Nepali we call her Aama, Maa, Aami, Mamu and so on. There are many of us we call her Mommy, Moma, or Mom too. Let’s learn how others call their mothers by. This list is compiled from that published in the website of CBS Houston and Google Translate.
Afrikaans – Moeder, Ma
Albanian – Nënë, Mëmë
Amharic – inati (እናት)
Arabic – Ahm (أم)
Aragones – Mai
Arminian – Mayrs (Õ„Õ¡ÕµÖ€Õ½)
Asturian – Ma
Aymara – Taica
Azeri (Latin Script) – Ana
Basque – Ama
Belarusan – Matka
Bengali – MÄ (মা)
Bergamasco – MÃ der
Bolognese – Mèder
Bosnian – Majka
Brazilian Portuguese – Mãe
Bresciano – Madèr
Breton – Mamm
Bulgarian – Majka
Byelorussian – Macii
Calabrese – Matre, Mamma
Caló – Bata, Dai
Catalan – Mare
Cebuano – Inahan, Nanay
Chechen – Nana
Croatian – Mati, Majka
Czech – Abatyse
Danish – Mor
Dutch – Moeder, Moer
Dzoratâi – Mére
English – Mother, Mama, Mom
Esperanto – Patrino, Panjo
Estonian – Ema
Faeroese – Móðir
Finnish – Äiti
Flemish – Moeder
French – Mère, Maman
Frisian – Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Furlan – Mari
Galician – Nai
German – Mutter
Greek – MÃ na
Griko – Salentino, Mána
Hawaiian – Makuahine
Hindi – Ma, Maji, Aama
Hungarian – Anya, Fu
Icelandic – Móðir
Ilongo – Iloy, Nanay, Nay
Indonesian – Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
Irish – Máthair
Italian – Madre, Mamma
Japanese – Okaasan, Haha
Judeo Spanish – Madre
Kannada – Amma
Kurdish Kurmanji – Daya
Ladino – Uma
Latin – Mater
Leonese Mai
Ligurian – Maire
Limburgian – Moder, Mojer, Mam
Lingala – Mama
Lithuanian – Motina
Lombardo Occidentale – Madar
Lunfardo – Vieja
Macedonian – Majka
Malagasy – Reny
Malay – Emak
Maltese – Omm
Mantuan – Madar
Maori – Ewe, Haakui
Mapunzugun – Ñuke, Ñuque
Marathi – Aayi
Mongolian – `eh
Mudnés – Medra, mama
Neapolitan – Mamma
Nepali – Aama
Norwegian – Madre
Occitan – Maire
Old Greek – Mytyr
Parmigiano – Mädra
Pashto – mor
Persian – Madr, Maman
Piemontese – Mare
Polish – Matka, Mama
Portuguese – Mãe
Punjabi – Mai, Mataji, Pabo
Quechua – Mama
Rapanui Matu’a – Vahine
Reggiano – Mèdra
Romagnolo – Mèder
Romanian – Mama, Maica
Romansh – Mamma
Russian – Mat’
Saami – Eadni
Samoan – Tina
Sardinian (Limba Sarda Unificada) – Mama
Sardinian Campidanesu – mamai
Sardinian Logudoresu – Madre, Mamma
Serbian – Majka
Shona – Amai
Sicilian – Matri
Slovak – Mama, Matka
Slovenian – Máti
Spanish – Madre, Mamá, Mami
Swahili – Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa
Swedish – Mamma, Mor, Morsa
Swiss German – Mueter
Telegu – Amma
Triestino – Mare
Turkish – Anne, Ana, Valide
Turkmen – Eje
Ukrainian – Mati
Urdu – Ammee
Valencian – Mare
Venetian – Mare
Viestano – Mamm’
Vietnamese – me
Wallon – Mére
Welsh – Mam
Yiddish – Muter
Zeneize – Moæ
Please add more words in other languages in comment.