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ama

n. 1 (alternative spelling of amah English) 2 (context nautical English) The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran. 3 fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat. 4 A traditional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama%20(diving), typically female. 5 (context Ayurveda English) A supposed toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.

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Ama, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
Population (2000): 1285
Housing Units (2000): 488
Land area (2000): 3.569788 sq. miles (9.245708 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.879112 sq. miles (2.276889 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.448900 sq. miles (11.522597 sq. km)
FIPS code: 01780
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.942144 N, 90.303940 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 70031
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Ama

Ama or AMA may refer to:

  • Ama (sailing), an outrigger used on sailing boats
  • Ama (diving), traditional Japanese (and predominantly female) divers
  • Ama (ayurveda), a product of digestion
  • Ama (title), a Samoan title given to the paramount chief and commander in war of the district of Safata
Ama (sailing)

The term ama is a word in the Polynesian and Micronesian languages to describe the outrigger part of a canoe to provide stability. Today, among the various Polynesian countries, the word ama is often used together with the word vaka ( Cook Islands) or waka ( Māori) or va'a ( Samoa Islands, Tahiti), cognate words in various Polynesian languages to describe a canoe.

In modern sailing, the term is sometimes used to refer to the outrigger on a proa or trimaran, or the two sections of a catamaran. However, calling the two sections of a catamaran by the word ama, is not technically correct since they are of equal size. A catamaran is technically a wa'a wa'a or double canoe connected by an aka.

Ama (diving)

, uminchu (in Okinawan) or kaito (in Izu Peninsula) are Japanese divers, famous for collecting pearls. The majority of ama are women.

Ama means "Sea Woman."

Ama (ayurveda)

In ayurveda, ama is the concept of anything that exists in a state of incomplete transformation. In particular, it is claimed to be a toxic byproduct generated due to improper or incomplete digestion. The concept does not have a direct equivalent in standard medicine.

"Ama" is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "uncooked" or "undigested".

Ama (title)

Ama is a title originating c. 1400 AD, and bestowed upon the paramount chief and commander in war of the district of Safata, situated south of the island of Upolu, within the country of Samoa. It is a hereditary title. The title originated from Lotofaga, a village within the Safata district. Lotofaga is a village that sits in the middle of the Safata Bay. The village has been described as the following: 'Here the surf is sometimes so wild that one cannot sleep because of the roar; therefore it is called Galutatu'. It is also known as Le-Faga-o-Alii, translated in Samoan as 'The Bay of Chiefs'. This is in reference to the Ama that resides there. Lotofaga is traditionally known to be a village of refuge for those in need as well as a place to observe and learn of Samoan chief customs and etiquette.

Usage examples of "ama".

Zulaika was a little girl, she had read in a book all about ama divers -- Japanese shellfish divers who lived long ago, before scuba was invented.

Superintendent says there is an Ama island called Kuro only half a mile out to sea.

She made the film, but hated Hollywood and longed only to return to her Ama life.

She gestured to the right, to where the rest of the Ama fleet was spread out over the ocean.

He gazed across the harbour to where the Ama fleet lay sprawled across the middle distance.

So much belief, so much authority seemed to have been invested by the builders in these primitive, faceless idols, guardians of the blithe, naked Ama girls, that Bond had a ridiculous urge to kneel and ask for their blessing as the Crusaders had once done before their God.

They also went for an occasional swim in the cove, where they played with David and she told him all the history of the Ama and of Kuro and expertly parried all his questions about the world outside the island.

Let her walk with us, and we will go home, and you will tell her, Ama, for I love to hear you talk.

And then the Lady Ama kissed her, and bade her when she returned to the great city, either for rest or for love, or because the Father sent for her, that she should come to the house by the river.

As this went through her mind, making her glad, she suddenly became aware of one who was walking by her side, a lady who was covered with a veil white and shining like that which Ama had worn in the beautiful city.

Cuthan, Earl of Bryn, for Taras and Bru Mardan, and all their thanes, swear to defend the rights of him holding Hen Amas, to march to war under his command, to gather levies and revenues, to acknowledge him lord and sovereign over its claims and courts and to abide by his judgments in all disputes.

Years ago, one of the Amas caught her rope in a rock underwater, and the people have talked of the accident ever since.

By the time the brigade had been reorganised, the enemy had taken Ama Keng village, where roads and tracks of the neighborhood met.

De tout cet amas se degageait une odeur chaude qui, melee a celle de la graisse et de la vaisselle, troublait le coeur et le soulevait.

Cuthan, Earl of Bryn, for Taras and Bru Mardan, and all their thanes, swear to defend the rights of him holding Hen Amas, to march to war under his command, to gather levies and revenues, to acknowledge him lord and sovereign over its claims and courts and to abide by his judgments in all disputes.