amas

Noun (1)

ama (plural amas)

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

Noun (2)

ama (plural amas)

1. The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.

Noun (3)

ama (countable and uncountable, plural amas)

1. A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.

Noun (4)

ama (plural amas)

1. Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.

Noun (5)

ama (plural amas)

1. (Philippines, colloquial, Chinese Filipino) paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
   • "Perhaps," her grandmother had said. She was nearing death at that point, Mia's ama. Her body was wracked with arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, osteoporosis and more. The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly.2012, Andrew Drilon, “Two Women Worth Watching”, in Charles Tan, editor, Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology, Maple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press, Inc., page 8
2. (Philippines, colloquial, Chinese Filipino) term of address for one's paternal grandmother
   • There would always be some food offerrings there, and every morning, Amma would burn some incense. More elaborate offerings were made on the anniversaries of his birth and death, and the Chinese festivals for the dead such as Qingming in April and the Hungry Ghosts on the seventh lunar month.2017, Ari C. Dy, “Introduction”, in Chinese Buddhism in Catholic Philippines: Syncretism as Identity, Anvil Publishing, Inc.

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