పెద్దమ్మ
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
పెద్ద (pedda, “elder”) + అమ్మ (amma, “mother”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- "పెద్ద" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 795