അംബ

Malayalam

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐmbɐ/

Noun

അംബ • (amba)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അമ്മ

Proper noun

അംബ • (amba)

  1. Parvati
  2. name of an apsaras
  3. Eldest daughter of King Kashi (angry about not getting a beggar as a husband, she was born as Shikhandi after doing penance and tried to kill him)

References

  • Kailash Nath (2019) “അംബ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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