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Amah is a term for "mother" in several different languages and contexts. ''Amah'' is the Mosuo term for mother.〔It is used in this way in Yang Erche Namu's memoir (''Leaving Mother Lake'' ).〕 In Mosuo, the word ''ammah'' or ''anmah'' means "mother", and ''ayah'' has an identical meaning in the Okinawan dialect.〔See Ryukyu Island for more information about Okinawa.〕 Another similar word is ''ima'' (אמא, pronounced ), the Hebrew word for "mother". In Chinese, ''amah'' ("grandmother") is often used as an equivalent of the English word "nanny"—the term does not refer to a wet nurse or a servant, but rather, like a nanny, a "friend" who helps a family to raise a child. This is a common profession in China. During the T'ang dynasty in China, the word ''Amah'' was used as an informal and poetic title for the Taoist goddess Queen Mother of the West. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amah (mother)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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