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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of माता (mātā), a tatsama. Compare Punjabi ਮਾਂ (mā̃), Gujarati મા (mā), માં (mā̃), Bengali মা (ma), Assamese মা (ma), Odia ମା (mā), Marathi माय (māy), Konkani मांय (mā̃y).
Pronunciation
Noun
माँ • (mā̃) f (Urdu spelling ماں)
- (informal) mother
- Synonyms: माता (mātā), अंबा (ambā), वालिदा (vālidā), (Muslim usage)
- (endearing) mum, mummy
- Synonyms: अम्मी (ammī), अम्मा (ammā), माऊ (māū), मैया (maiyā)
Declension
Declension of माँ (fem ā̃-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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माँ
mā̃
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माएँ
māẽ
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| oblique
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माँ
mā̃
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माओं
māõ
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| vocative
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माँ
mā̃
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माओं
māõ
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Derived terms
Newar
Pronunciation
Noun
माँ • (mā̃) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐵𑑃)
- mother