maamaá

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Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit माम (māma, “uncle (masc)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maamaá m (Perso-Arabic spelling ماما)

  1. uncle
  2. mother's brother

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “maamaá”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maamaá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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