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Malayalam
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *amma.
Pronunciation
Noun
അമ്മ • (amma)
- mother
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അമ്മ
- Antonym: അച്ഛൻ (acchaṉ, “father”)
Declension
Derived terms
- പെറ്റമ്മ (peṟṟamma, “birth mother”)
- എന്റമ്മോ (enṟammō, “oh my God”, literally “my mother (voc.)”)
- അമ്മുമ്മ (ammumma, “grandmother”)
- വല്യമ്മ (valyamma, “older maternal aunt”, literally “big mother”)
- കുഞ്ഞമ്മ (kuññamma), ചിറ്റമ്മ (ciṟṟamma), കൊച്ചമ്മ (koccamma, “younger maternal aunt”, literally “small mother”)
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “അമ്മ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അമ്മ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.