English Dictionary

ama

/ʔɐˈma/

noun

(Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) paternal grandmother; paternal grandma / (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) term of address for one's paternal grandmother

I bought a souvenir from the Philippines.

意味（1）

(Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) 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.

意味（2）

(Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) 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.