grandma
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You should put this question in different language pairs. Explanation: You should put this question in different language pairs. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-02 21:04:54 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- By the way, in Chinese, \"grandma\" is \" ×æĸ¡° £¬¡±Íâ×æĸ¡°£¬¡±ÄÌÄÌ¡°£¬ etc.(GB 2312) |
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an tseanmháthair Explanation: is the Irish for 'the grandmother'. Grandmother on its own (i.e without an article) is seanmháthair The diminutive form just adds an -ín at the end, i.e. an tseanmháthairín (pronounced 'on tann-wah-hir-een' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-03 14:42:00 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'ve just found sth. else: Most English-speaking children call their grandmothers Granny, Grandma, or Nana/Nanna. There are a few different words for Grandmother in Irish, including Seanmháthair (shan a WAW her), máthair mhór (maw her aWOR), and máthair Chríona (MAW her KHREE un na). These literally mean \"old mother\", \"great mother\" and \"mother of the heart.\" These words are not used to actually address the grandmother, though. Children would call a grandmother Maimeó (MAM o), or perhaps Móraí (MO ree). http://www.namenerds.com/irish/granny.html |
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