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おっかん【お母ん・おっ母ん・御母・御っ母】 : okkan | define meaning
okkan
Definition
Noun
- (Familiar) A term used to refer to one's own mother: "Mom; mum; mama; momma; mother".
Etymology
Derived from a reduction of the form おかあさん【お母さん】 okaasan "mom; mother" via s-debuccalization (Osaka) おかあはん【お母はん】 okaahan and a contraction of -kaahan to -kan. Cognate to the Kansai form おかん okan.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | お母ん おっ母ん 御母 御っ母 |
Kana | おっかん |
Romanization | okkan |
意味:おかあさん【お母さん】
Categories:
お母ん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). おっかん【お母ん・おっ母ん・御母・御っ母】 : okkan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1995/okkan/.