आमा

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See also: आम and आंम

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā)), from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā́) cognate with Hindi अम्मा (ammā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: आमा

Noun

आमा • (āmā) f

  1. mother
  2. term of address for an elderly female

Interjection

आमा • (āmā)

  1. exclamation of sudden fear.

Declension

Declension of आमा
Singular Plural
nominative आमा आमाहरू
accusative आमालाई आमाहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative आमाले आमाहरूले
dative आमालाई आमाहरूलाई
ablative आमाबाट आमाहरूबाट
genitive आमाको आमाहरूको
locative आमामा आमाहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • “आमा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “आमा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “आमा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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