I. ˈämə, ˈa-, ˈā- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin ama, hama, from Latin, water bucket, from Greek amē; akin to Latin sentina bilge water, Old Irish to-eks- sem to pour out, Lithuanian sémti to draw up water
: amula
II. ˈämə, ˈäˌmä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hawaiian, Tahitian, Marquesan, Samoan, & Maori
: candlenut 2
III. noun
( plural ama or amas )
Etymology: Japanese
: a Japanese woman diver who works usually without diving gear
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hawaiian
: the float of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe