মাও

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese মাৱ (mawo), from Sanskrit মাতৃ (mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tar-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognates include Persian مادر (mâdar), Proto-Slavic *mati, (thence Russian мать (matʹ)), Armenian մայր (mayr), Mycenaean Greek 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re) (modern Greek μητέρα (mitéra)), Latin māter, English mother.

Doublet of মাতৃ (matri).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মাও (maü)

  1. mother, mom
    Synonyms: আই (ai), আম্মা (amma)