momoso old woman: a respectful term / adult woman (opp. [emele [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	momoso
Proto-Form	POc: *matuqa
Tanema Equivalent	mamawe
Lovono Equivalent	memelue

1. • old woman: a respectful term

   (Part of) Antonym (for)

   amoso

2. • adult woman (opp. emele aplaka ‘young girl’)

   • • Example 690:
       

       Ini ka emele aplaka tae, ini ka momoso iote.

       She's not a young girl any more, she has become a woman now.

     • Example 1582:
       

       uña momoso me dameliko

       women and children

     • Example 1714:
       

       Momoso!

       Madam!

       Example Comment

       respectful address

3. • wife
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction	possessed
   Sense Comment	‡

   • • Example 891:
       

       Momoso iono, ini bworobworo, we koro?

       Your wife, is she black or white?

Related entries

• See also:
  • emele¹ female; girl, woman / wife
  • viñevi women: plural of emele ‘woman’
  • velia old