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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *amma.
Noun
అమ్మ (amma)
- mother
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *amma. Cognate with Tamil அம்மன் (ammaṉ, “mother”), அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), and Malayalam അമ്മ (amma).
Pronunciation
Noun
అమ్మ • (amma) f (plural అమ్మలు)
- mother
- Synonym: తల్లి (talli)
- Coordinate terms: నాన్న (nānna), అయ్య (ayya), తండ్రి (taṇḍri), అప్ప (appa), పిత (pita)
- madam, lady
- Coordinate term: అయ్య (ayya)
- woman
- Synonyms: ఆలు (ālu), అన్ను (annu), స్త్రీ (strī), మహిళ (mahiḷa), భామ (bhāma)
Derived terms
References
"అమ్మ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 75