amca

Signification (Anglais)

paternal uncle, one's father's brother

Concepts

oncle

tonton

oncle paternel

avunculaire

paternel

J’abandonne

Synonymes

dayı

enişte

abi

ağabey

hava

emmi

Traductions

Onkel

zio

uncle

patruus

tío

oom

θείος

tio

mam

مام

عَمّ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɑmd͡ʒɑ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: عموجه

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish عموجه (ʼamuca), from older آبجه (abıca, abuca), equivalent to Proto-Turkic *apa (“father”) + *-ča. Compare also Proto-Turkic *abučka (“uncle”).
Nişanyan explains the change from /b/ to /m/ as an influence of Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).