मांय

See also: माय

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mãe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãj]

Noun

मांय • (mā̃y) f (Latin script mãi, Kannada script ಮಾಂಯ್)

1. (Catholic) a mother

   Synonym: आवय (āvay)

   Coordinate term: पाय (pāy)

2. mother-in-law

   Synonym: सासूमांय (sāsūmāiya)

   Coordinate term: मांव (māuva)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)