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amah

Pronunciation: /ˈa.mah/

“amah” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a (Chinese) woman who works as a housemaid
  2. ordinary or most people
  3. housemaid (a female domestic worker)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿媽 /阿妈.

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