oma

name

1. A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

   “Reach Wuma (Öma) in 3-4 hr (90 km) from Gerze.”

   “About 33 genus 47 species corals were discovered in the so-called "Xiala Formation(Ft)" in north of Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet.”

   “Around Oma-chu, a small village huddled beneath a small rocky splinter, 54km from Gertse, keep your eyes open for the round, tomblike buildings that are actually tsampa (roasted-barley flour) storage bins.”

2. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.

   “To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Governor Evers signed a $1.39 million contract with prime contractor Northwoods Paving of Ashland to improve US 51 in Iron County between County C in the town of Oma to Iron Street in Hurley. Work began on Monday, June 20.”

3. A female given name

noun

1. Grandmother, grandma.

   “My children have an oma and an OPA, so I knew that I could put in the O and the A.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of oral mite anaphylaxis.