Māmaka (adj.) [fr. mama] lit. "mine," one who shows affection (not only for himself), making one's own, i.e. devoted to, loving Sn 806 (=Buddha˚, Dhamma˚, Sangha˚ Nd1 125; =mamāyamāna SnA 534), 927 (same expln at Nd1 382); Miln 184 (ahiŋsayaŋ paraŋ loke piyo hohisi māmako ti), -- Buddha˚devoted to the B. J i.299; DhA i.206. f. ˚māmikā J iii.182. <-> In voc. f. māmike at Th 2, 207 (cp. ThA 172) "mother," we may perhaps have an allusion tomā "mother" [cp. Sk. māma uncle, Lat. mamma mother, and mātā]. -- amāmaka see sep.; this may also be taken as "not loving."