माँ

See also: मा, मां, मैं, म, में, and मी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ː/, [mä̃ː]

Noun

माँ • (mā̃) f (Urdu spelling ماں)

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

Declension

Declension of *माँ* (fem ā̃-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	माँ mā̃	माएँ māẽ
oblique	माँ mā̃	माओं māõ
vocative	माँ mā̃	माओं māõ

Derived terms

माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp)

Newar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mã]

Noun

माँ • (mā̃) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐵𑑃)

mother