amma

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • Related to Tamil அம்மா ("mother"), Hindi अम्मा, Malayalam അമ്മ, Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ ("mother") Telugu అమ్మ ("mother"), Sinhalese අම්මා ("mother"), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ ("mother").
  • Late Latin amma , probably of interjectional or imitative origin: compare Spanish ama, German Amme, Basque ama.

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