まま

Japanese

Etymology 1

From 儘(まま) (mama, “the same, unchanged state”, noun).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まま​ [màmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Particle

まま • (mama) 

  1. (usually after the perfective form of a verb) as it is; remaining in a certain state; while still
    立(た)ったまま寝(ね)てしまう
    tatta mama nete shimau
    to fall asleep while still standing
  2. (literary, writing, usually in a letter) Expressing the intention of explaining a reason; because
    Synonyms: によって (ni yotte), ので (node)
    是(ぜ)非(ひ)一(いち)度(ど)お目(め)にかかりたきまま、御(お)都(つ)合(ごう)の程(ほど)お聞(き)かせ願(ねが)えれば幸(こう)甚(じん)に存(ぞん)じます。
    Zehi ichido o-me ni kakaritaki mama, o-tsugō no hodo o-kikase negaereba kōjin ni zon jimasu.
    If it's not too much trouble, I would be greatly honored if we could meet in person once. [Therefore,] if you could let me know your availability, it would be much appreciated.

Etymology 2

Hiragana form of ママ (mama).

Pronunciation

Noun

まま • (mama) 

  1. Hiragana form of ママ

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of まま – see the following entries.
【乳母】
[noun] wet nurse
【崖】S
[noun] [759–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) steep slope or incline; collapsed part of a levee or embankment
【真間】
[proper noun] A town in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
【継】S
[noun] stepmother; state of being a stepmother
[prefix] step-; half- (related through only one parent)
【間間】
[adverb] sometimes, occasionally; from time to time
[noun] gap, interval
Alternative spelling
間々
【飯】4
[noun] (Tsugaru) cooked rice
[noun] (childish) Alternative form of 飯 (manma)
【飯まんま】4
[noun] (childish) cooked rice
(This term, まま, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as まま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まま.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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