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Mam vs Maum - What's the difference?

mam | maum |

As a proper noun mam

is a mayan language spoken in the mexican state of chiapas and the guatemalan departments of quetzaltenango, huehuetenango, san marcos, and retalhuleu.

As a noun maum is

(african american vernacular english) an elderly woman.

mam

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, and, colloquial) Diminutive of mother.
  • Usage notes

    Used in place of mum or ma in Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool.

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    maum

    English

    Noun

  • (African American Vernacular English) An elderly woman.
  • A title of respect for an elderly woman
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