מומע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”). Cognate with German Muhme, Middle English mome (“aunt, affectionate term for an older woman”), English mom (“mother”).

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): [ˈmʊmə]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [ˈmiːmə]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): [ˈmimə]

Noun

מומע • (mume) f, plural מומעס‎ (mumes)

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: (dialectal or Daytshmerish) טאַנטע‎ (tante), (Western Yiddish) מעמעלע‎ (memele)
  2. lady that runs a brothel, madam
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