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Konkani
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese mãe.
Pronunciation
Noun
मांय • (mā̃y) f (Latin script mãi, Kannada script ಮಾಂಯ್)
- (Catholic) a mother
- Synonym: आवय (āvay)
- Coordinate term: पाय (pāy)
- mother-in-law
- Synonym: सासूमांय (sāsūmāiya)
- Coordinate term: मांव (māuva)
References
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
- Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani, Goa University (doctoral thesis)