పెద్దమ్మ

Telugu

Etymology

పెద్ద (pedda, “elder”) +‎ అమ్మ (amma, “mother”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ped̪ːamːa/

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• Rhymes: -మ్మ

Noun

పెద్దమ్మ • (peddamma) f (plural పెద్దమ్మలు)

1. An elder aunt; i.e., mother's elder sister or a father's elder brother's wife.

   Synonym: పెత్తల్లి (pettalli)

2. The name of a goddess, who is the personification of misfortune.

References

• "పెద్ద" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 795