how to pronounce oma

/ˈoːma/

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oma is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of oma in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… jetzt die alte oma tod und fünf kleine …”

meanings of oma

noun:

Grandma, granny, nan.
Any elderly woman.

oma frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word oma occurs in german on average 54 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.