Etymology

dama

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Today it means: The game of Turkish draughts. Full definition →

Chinese 大媽 /大妈
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dama · noun1

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

dama · noun2

  1. Chinese · borrowed from大媽 /大妈“paternal aunt”
  2. English todaydama

Borrowed from Chinese 大媽 /大妈 (dàmā, “paternal aunt”)

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