Word with the same meaning in English, Swahili and Mandarin, among other languages (4)

I believe the answer is:

mama

(Other definitions for mama that I've seen before include "Mature woman" , "Dam" , "Mummy" , "Mum" , "Mother" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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