noun

[C]

a grandmother; the mother of one’s father or mother

óuma

Etymology

From Afrikaans ou (“old”) + ma (“mother”), literally “old mother”; comparable to Dutch oma.

Examples

My ouma bak koekies.

My óuma bak kóekies.

My grandmother bakes cookies.

Ek gaan Sondag by my ouma kuier.

Ek gaan Sóndag by my óuma kúier.

I am going to visit my grandmother on Sunday.

Ouma vertel graag stories oor haar kinderjare.

Óuma vertél graag stóries oor haar kínderjare.

Grandmother likes telling stories about her childhood.

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Collocations

my ouma

liewe ouma

ouma en oupa

by ouma kuier

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