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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ma/,
- Rhymes: -ama
- Hyphenation: মা‧মা
Noun
মামা • (mama)
- maternal uncle
আমার মামা খুব ভাল গায়।- amar mama khub bhalô gaẏ.
- My uncle is a very good singer.
- (literally, “My uncle very well sings.”)
Inflection
| Inflection of মামা
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| nominative
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মামা
mama
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| objective
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মামাকে
mamake
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| genitive
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মামার
mamar
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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মামা
mama
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| objective
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মামাকে
mamake
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| genitive
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মামার
mamar
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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মামাটা, মামাটি
mamaṭa (colloquial), mamaṭi (formal)
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মামারা
mamara
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| objective
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মামাটাকে, মামাটিকে
mamaṭake (colloquial), mamaṭike (formal)
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মামাদের(কে)
mamader(ke)
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| genitive
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মামাটার, মামাটির
mamaṭar (colloquial), mamaṭir (formal)
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মামাদের
mamader
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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