ഉമ്മ

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Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ummɐ/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm).

Alternative forms

Noun

ഉമ്മ (umma)

  1. mother (Muslim)
    Synonyms: അമ്മ (amma), അമ്മച്ചി (ammacci), മാതാവ് (mātāvŭ), തള്ള (taḷḷa)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

ഉമ്മ (umma)

  1. kiss

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഉമ്മ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books