3 ms·
In Turkish, mother is "anne" (pronounced ah-neh) and father is "baba". I don't know whether or not Turkish babies make the mama sounds or not, not having experi
by iuguy 13y ago
In Turkish, mother is "anne" (pronounced ah-neh) and father is "baba". I don't know whether or not Turkish babies make the mama sounds or not, not having experienced them doing so.
- melvinmt 13y agoWell, "mama" in Turkish is a nickname for breast milk. So if a foreign man in Istanbul is calling his mother "mama" all the time, expect some giggles.
- darkhorn 13y agoIn rural areas and during the pre-republican period mother is "ana", in Turkish.
- oakaz 13y ago"Mamu" means "Mother" for Balkanian Turks.