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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
joshë
— The mother of one's mother
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Bengali:
নানী
(nani)
— The mother of one's mother
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Catalan:
àvia materna
— The mother of one's mother
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Cherokee:
ᎠᎵᏏ
(alisi)
— The mother of one's mother
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Chinese Cantonese:
婆婆
— The mother of one's mother
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Hakka Chinese:
姐婆
(chiá-phò)
— The mother of one's mother
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Hakka Chinese:
外阿婆
(ngoi-â-phò)
— The mother of one's mother
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Chinese:
外媽 /外妈
(guā-má)
— The mother of one's mother
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Chinese Mandarin:
外婆
(wàipó)
— The mother of one's mother
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Chinese Mandarin:
外祖母
(wàizǔmǔ)
— The mother of one's mother
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Czech:
babička z matčiny strany
— The mother of one's mother
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Danish:
mormor
— The mother of one's mother
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Dutch:
grootmoeder van moederszijde
— The mother of one's mother
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Finnish:
äidinäiti
— The mother of one's mother
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French:
grand-mère maternelle
— The mother of one's mother
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Georgian:
ბებია დედის მხრიდან
(bebia dedis mxridan)
— The mother of one's mother
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Georgian:
დიდედა დედის მხრიდან
(dideda dedis mxridan)
— The mother of one's mother
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German:
Großmutter mütterlicherseits
— The mother of one's mother
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Gooniyandi:
jaja
— The mother of one's mother
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Hindi:
नानी
(nānī)
— The mother of one's mother
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Hungarian:
anyai nagyanya
— The mother of one's mother
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Hungarian:
anyai nagymama
— The mother of one's mother
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Icelandic:
móðurmóðir
— The mother of one's mother
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Italian:
nonna materna
— The mother of one's mother
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Japanese:
母方の祖母
(hahakata no sobo)
— The mother of one's mother
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Japanese:
外祖母
(gaisobo)
— The mother of one's mother
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Japanese:
母方のお婆さん
(hahakata no obāsan)
— The mother of one's mother
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Korean:
외할머니
(oehalmeoni)
— The mother of one's mother
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Latin:
avia maternis
— The mother of one's mother
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Macedonian:
баба
(baba)
— The mother of one's mother
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Macedonian:
баба по мајка
(baba po majka)
— The mother of one's mother
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Mokilese:
inen inah
— The mother of one's mother
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Ngarrindjeri:
pakanu
— The mother of one's mother
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Norwegian Bokmål:
mormor
— The mother of one's mother
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
mormor
— The mother of one's mother
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O'odham:
hu'ul
— The mother of one's mother
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Portuguese:
avó materna
— The mother of one's mother
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Scottish Gaelic:
seanmhair mhàithreil
— The mother of one's mother
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Spanish:
abuela materna
— The mother of one's mother
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Swedish:
mormor
— The mother of one's mother
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Tai Nüa:
ᥘᥣᥭᥰ
(läay)
— The mother of one's mother
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Tamil:
அம்மாய்
(ammāy)
— The mother of one's mother
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Tamil:
அம்மாயி
(ammāyi)
— The mother of one's mother
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Tamil:
அம்மாச்சி
(ammācci)
— The mother of one's mother
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Tamil:
அம்மம்மா
(ammammā)
— The mother of one's mother
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Taos:
łìtúna
— The mother of one's mother
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Telugu:
అమ్మమ్మ
(ammamma)
— The mother of one's mother
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Telugu:
మాతామహి
(mātāmahi)
— The mother of one's mother
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Thai:
ยาย
(yaai)
— The mother of one's mother
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Turkish:
anneanne
— The mother of one's mother
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Vietnamese:
bà ngoại
— The mother of one's mother
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Volapük:
motamot
— The mother of one's mother
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Wik-Mungkan:
kemwayyow
— The mother of one's mother
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Yoruba:
iyeye
— The mother of one's mother
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Zhuang:
daiq
— The mother of one's mother