आमा
Nepali
editEtymology
editInherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 (aṃmā)), cognate with Hindi अम्मा (ammā).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editआमा • (āmā) f
- mother
- term of address for an elderly female
Interjection
editआमा • (āmā)
- exclamation of sudden fear.
Declension
editDeclension of आमा | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
nominative | आमा [ämä] | आमाहरू [ämä̤ːɾu] | |
accusative | आमालाई [ämäläi] | आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi] | |
instrumental/ergative | आमाले [ämäle] | आमाहरूले [ämä̤ːɾule] | |
dative | आमालाई [ämäläi] | आमाहरूलाई [ämä̤ːɾuläi] | |
ablative | आमाबाट [ämäbäʈʌ] | आमाहरूबाट [ämä̤ːɾubäʈʌ] | |
genitive | आमाको [ämäko] | आमाहरूको [ämä̤ːɾuko] | |
locative | आमामा [ämämä] | आमाहरूमा [ämä̤ːɾumä] | |
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Coordinate terms
editFurther reading
edit- “आमा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “आमा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “आमा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner