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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by numpad0 on Friday September 08, 2023 @06:33AM (#37431886)
The literary character 母 is Chinese, spoken word はは is not, and some believe old pronunciation was closer to papa.
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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by naniwaduni on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:37PM (#37435911)
Bonus: ちち covers both titty and daddy. Food for thought. And babies too, I guess.
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