माँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of माता (mātā), a tatsama. Compare Punjabi ਮਾਂ (mā̃), Gujarati મા (mā), માં (mā̃), Bengali মা (ma), Assamese মা (ma), Odia ମା (ma), Marathi माय (māy), Konkani मांय (mā̃y).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑ̃ː/, [mä̃ː]

Noun

माँ • (mā̃) f (Urdu spelling ماں)

  1. (informal) mother
    Synonyms: माता (mātā), अंबा (ambā), वालिदा (vālidā)
  2. (endearing) mum, mummy
    Synonyms: अम्मी (ammī), अम्मा (ammā), माऊ (māū), मैया (maiyā)

Declension
Declension of माँ (fem ā̃-stem)
singular plural
direct माँ
mā̃		 माएँ
māẽ
oblique माँ
mā̃		 माओं
māõ
vocative माँ
mā̃		 माओं
māõ

Derived terms

Newar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mã]

Noun

माँ • (mā̃) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐵𑑃)

  1. mother
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