माँ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
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 (ma), Marathi माय (māy), Konkani मांय (mā̃y).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
माँ • (mā̃) f (Urdu spelling ماں)
Declension edit
Declension of माँ (fem ā̃-stem)
Derived terms edit
- माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp)