माम

Sanskrit

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māma (“maternal uncle, paternal aunt's husband”), compare Tamil மாமா (māmā) and Telugu మామ (māma).

Pronunciation

Noun

माम • (māma) stem, m

  1. maternal uncle

Descendants

  • Hindi: मामा (māmā)
  • Bengali: মামা (mama)
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