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माँ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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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 (), માં (mā̃), Bengali মা (ma), Assamese মা (ma), Odia ମା (), Marathi माय (māy), Konkani मांय (mā̃y).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑ̃ː/, [mä̃ː]

Noun

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माँ (mā̃f (Urdu spelling ماں)

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

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Noun

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माँ (mā̃? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐵𑑃)

  1. mother