まま

Shift from まにま (manima).

• まんま (manma)

• (Tokyo) まま​ [màmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. as it is; remaining in a certain state; while; still

   チャンネルはそのままで！

   Channeru wa sono mama de!

   Stay tuned!

   (literally, “Leave the channel as it is!”)

   立 (た)ったまま寝 (ね)てしまう

   tatta mama neteshimau

   to fall asleep while still standing

   生 (なま)のままでウィスキーを飲 (の)む

   nama no mama de wisukī o nomu

   to drink whiskey straight

   • 2014, n-buna (lyrics), “夜明けと蛍 [Dawn and Firefly]”‎:

     したいことが見 (み)つけられないから
     急 (いそ)いだ振 (ふ)り　俯 (うつむ)くまま

     shitai koto ga mitsukerarenai kara
     isoida furi utsumuku mama

     I can't find anything I want to do
     so I pretend to be in a hurry with my head down

• (Tokyo) ま​ま [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• (Tokyo) まま [màmá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. (childish) Alternative form of ママ (mama, “mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent”)

• まんま (manma)

• (Tokyo) ま​ま [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. (childish) (cooked) rice

• 飯 (まま)借 (か)り (mamakari)
• 飯事 (ままごと) (mamagoto)
• 飯 (ママ)子 (コ)菜 (ナ) (mamakona)
• 飯 (まま)焚 (た)き (mamataki), 飯 (まま)炊 (た)き (mamataki)

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. wet nurse

まま (rōmaji mama)

1. related by marriage; step-