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Added 10 October 2026

mam

/mæm/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mam at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
A Mayan language spoken by the Mam.

Origin

Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“wet nurse”), Saterland Frisian Määme (“mother”), West Frisian mem (“mother”). Alternatively, possibly either conserved from or influenced by earlier Brythonic language.

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