guama

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. maternal grandmother; maternal grandma Philippines,colloquial
    — "Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure." says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are." from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.

词形变化

guamas plural gua ma alternative

词源

From Hokkien 外媽 /外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”). Compare Tagalog guwama.
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