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mem
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
From Phoenician ????????? (mm /mem/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *ma?- (“*ma?-/*may-”).
Alternative forms
- meem, mim
Noun
mem (plural mems)
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Translations
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
mem (plural mems)
- (computing) A memory access as part of processing.
Further reading
- mem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- EMM, Emm
Catalan
Etymology
English meme
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?m?m/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?m?m/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?mem/
Noun
mem m (plural mems)
- meme (unit of cultural information)
- internet meme
Further reading
- mem on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
- mem d'Internet on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
Czech
Noun
mem m
- meme
Related terms
- memetika f
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mem/
- Hyphenation: mem
- Audio:
Particle
mem
- -self, -selves
- 1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [1]
- KROGSTAD. Vere ne? ?ajnas al mi, ke vi mem ?us diris —
- KROGSTAD. Truly not? It seems to me, that you yourself just said —
- KROGSTAD. Vere ne? ?ajnas al mi, ke vi mem ?us diris —
- 1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [1]
Derived terms
- memportreto
Pronoun
mem
- itself
Finnish
Noun
mem
- mem (thirteenth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)
Declension
Anagrams
- -mme
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French même, from Old French mesme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mem/
Adverb
mem
- even, still (in comparson)
- (emphasis) really, indeed
See also
- ya (“indeed”)
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrew ??? (m?m), from Phoenician ????????? (mm, “water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mem/
- Hyphenation: mém
Noun
mem m or f (invariable)
- mem, specifically:
- The name of the Phoenician-script letter ????
- The name of the Hebrew-script letter ?/?
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mem/
Etymology
From French même.
Adjective
mem
- same
Adverb
mem
- even
Derived terms
- mem si
Polish
Etymology
From English meme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?m/
Noun
mem m inan
- meme (unit of cultural information)
- meme (something copied and circulated online)
Declension
Further reading
- mem in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- mem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From English meme coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976), similar to gene. The book was translated to Swedish by Roland Adlerbeth, Den själviska genen (1983). The Swedish word mem follows the grammar of gen (“gene”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me?m/
Noun
mem c
- a meme (unit of cultural information)
Declension
Related terms
- memetik
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *meim, a nominal derivative of *mei- (“to measure”). Possibly linked to Proto-Indo-European *mod-ye/o- or *m?dye/o-, derivatives of *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”) (whence Latin meditor), or alternatively to *meh?-ye/o- from *meh?- (“to measure”) (whence Latin m?tior). Compare Tocharian B maim.
Noun
mem
- thought, thinking
Volapük
Noun
mem (nominative plural mems)
- memory
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
Probably from Old Frisian *m?me, from Proto-West Germanic *m?m?. Compare English mum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?m/
Noun
mem c (plural memmen, diminutive memke)
- mother, mom
- Coordinate term: heit
Further reading
- “mem”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
mem From the web:
- what meme
- what meme song
- what meme gif
- what memorial day means
- what memory card for switch
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- what meme sound
mum
English
Alternative forms
- mam
- mom, Mom (US)
- Mum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.
Noun
mum (plural mums)
- (Britain, Australia, New England, Canada, informal) Mother.
- 1993, Hilda Hollingsworth, Places of Greater Safety, Zenobia Press edition, page 278,
- 'Ooh Mum, Auntie don?t allow smokin’ - Pat?s eyes were round with awe as Mum struck a match.
- 2004, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap, Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 2, page 336,
- Her mum says that she is deaf and only partially sighted, so I need to go and stand in front of her, so she can see the gift.
- 2006, Kathryn Lasky, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book 11: To Be a King, page 88,
- “Mum! Mum!” he shouted out. The laughter stopped. Two bright, sparkling yellow eyes peeped from the hollow. Atop her head were the fluffy ear tufts that his mum was so proud of because they were fuller and lovelier than those of most Great Horned Owls. It was indeed his mum!
- 2011, Chyna, FAM: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, unnumbered page,
- He?s looking at my mum, at her swollen eyes, busted nose and bloodied lips. She?s mashed up something chronic, and the man who did this to her is my dad.
- 1993, Hilda Hollingsworth, Places of Greater Safety, Zenobia Press edition, page 278,
- (dated, colloquial) ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.
- 1840, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 1, 1851, page 130,
- “Wy, mum,” said Mr. Weller, “I don?t think you?ll see a many sich, and that?s the truth. But if my son Samivel vould give me my vay, mum, and dis-pense with his—might I wenter to say the vurd?”
- “What word Mr Weller?” said the housekeeper, blushing slightly.
- “Petticuts, mum,” returned that gentleman, laying his had upon the garments of his grandson. “If my son Samivel vould only dis-pense vith these here, you?d see sich a alteration in his appearance, as the imagination can?t depicter!”
- 1885, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 2011, unnumbered page,
- Then she took off the hank and looked me straight in the face, and very pleasant, and says:
- “Come, now, what?s your real name?
- “Wh — what, mum?”
- “What?s your real name? Is it Bill, or Tom, or Bob? — Or what is it?”
- 1840, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 1, 1851, page 130,
Usage notes
Mum is only capitalized when used as a proper noun:
- I don't think Mum will like you.
- I don't think my mum will like you.
- In New England, the word may still be spelt "mom", but it will have the pronunciation of "mum".
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:mother
Translations
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of chrysanthemum.
Noun
mum (plural mums)
- A chrysanthemum.
Etymology 3
From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).
Alternative forms
- (verb): mumm (archaic)
Adjective
mum (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Silent.
- (colloquial) Secret.
Derived terms
- keep mum
- mum's the word
Interjection
mum!
- stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!
Verb
mum (third-person singular simple present mums, present participle mumming, simple past and past participle mummed)
- To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
Noun
mum (uncountable)
- (obsolete) silence
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hudibras to this entry?)
Etymology 4
German Mumme, named after Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.
Noun
mum (uncountable)
- A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
Anagrams
- MMU, umm
Abinomn
Noun
mum
- eeltail catfish
Forak
Noun
mum
- breast
Further reading
- John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012)
Turkish
Etymology
From Persian ???? (mum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mum/
Noun
mum (definite accusative mumu, plural mumlar)
- candle
Declension
Derived terms
- mumluk
Zazaki
Noun
mum
- candle
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- what mum means
- what mummification means
- what mummies look like
- what mummy sounds like
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