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Romajioba
おばから絵本をもらいました。o ba ka ra e hon o mo ra i ma shi ta
I got a picture book from my aunt.
夏休みには、おばの家で一週間過ごしました。natsu yasu mi ni wa o ba no ie de ichi shū kan su go shi ma shi ta
During summer vacation, I spent a week at my aunt's house.
Highlights a woman related through a parent who belongs to the parent's generation rather than the child's own generation.
おばの家o ba no ie
aunt's house
おばに会うo ba ni a u
meet one's aunt
おばと話すo ba to hana su
talk with one's aunt
伯母oba: A sister of one's parent who is older than that parent.
叔母oba: A sister of one's parent who is younger than that parent.
親の女きょうだい、または親の男きょうだいの妻に当たる親族。oya no onna kyō da i ma ta wa oya no otoko kyō da i no tsuma ni a ta ru shin zoku
おば (oba) is a native Japanese family term, and its older spelling をば (woba) is recorded in earlier Japanese; its ultimate origin remains unclear.