माम

Sanskrit

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māma (“maternal uncle, paternal aunt's husband”), compare Tamil மாமா (māmā) and Telugu మామ (māma).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.mɐ/

Noun

माम • (māma) stem, m

1. maternal uncle

Descendants

• Hindi: मामा (māmā)
• Bengali: মামা (mama)