माम

Sanskrit

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māma (“maternal uncle, paternal aunt's husband”), compare Tamil மாமா (māmā) and Telugu మామ (māma).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.mɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.mɐ/

Noun

माम • (māma) stem, m

maternal uncle

Descendants

Hindi: मामा (māmā)
Bengali: মামা (mama)

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