amae

See also: amä

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese あまえ.

Noun

amae (uncountable)

  1. Childlike behaviour aimed at inducing another (such as a parent, spouse, teacher or boss) to take care of one.

Japanese

Romanization

amae

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまえ

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

amae

  1. inflection of ama and amās:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular
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