పెద్దమ్మ
Telugu
Etymology
From పెద్ద (pedda, “elder”) + అమ్మ (amma, “mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ped̪ːamːa/
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Noun
పెద్దమ్మ • (peddamma) f (plural పెద్దమ్మలు)
- an elder aunt; i.e., mother's elder sister or a father's elder brother's wife
- Synonym: పెత్తల్లి (pettalli)
- 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