मामा

See also: मम and मामी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.mɑː/, [mäː.mäː]

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m (feminine मामी, Urdu spelling ماما)

1. maternal uncle

   Synonym: (endearing) मामू (māmū)

Declension

Declension of मामा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मामा māmā	मामा māmā
oblique	मामा māmā	मामाओं māmāõ
vocative	मामा māmā	मामाओ māmāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मामा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मामा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मामा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मामा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma). Cognate to Marathi मामा (māmā).

Pronunciation

• (Goud Saraswat) IPA^(key): [mɑːmɑː]
• (Roman Catholic) IPA^(key): [mɑːm]

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m (Latin script mam, Kannada script ಮಾಮಾ)

1. maternal uncle (mother's brother)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ma/

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m (feminine मामी)

1. maternal uncle

Declension

Declension of मामा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
direct singular	मामा māmā
direct plural	मामा māmā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मामा māmā		मामा māmā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मामा māmā		मामां- māmān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मामाला māmālā		मामांना māmānnā
ergative	मामाने, मामानं māmāne, māmāna		मामांनी māmānnī
instrumental	मामाशी māmāśī		मामांशी māmānśī
locative सप्तमी	मामात māmāt		मामांत māmāt
vocative संबोधन	मामा māmā		मामांनो māmānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मामा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मामाचा māmāċā	मामाचे māmāċe	मामाची māmācī	मामाच्या māmācā	मामाचे, मामाचं māmāċe, māmāċa	मामाची māmācī	मामाच्या māmācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मामांचा māmānċā	मामांचे māmānċe	मामांची māmāñcī	मामांच्या māmāncā	मामांचे, मामांचं māmānċe, māmānċa	मामांची māmāñcī	मामांच्या māmāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mämä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मामा

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m

1. a mother's brother; maternal uncle
2. (slang) a police officer

Declension

Declension of मामा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	मामा [mämä]	मामाहरू [mämä̤ːɾu]
accusative	मामालाई [mämäläi]	मामाहरूलाई [mämä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	मामाले [mämäle]	मामाहरूले [mämä̤ːɾule]
dative	मामालाई [mämäläi]	मामाहरूलाई [mämä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	मामाबाट [mämäbäʈʌ]	मामाहरूबाट [mämä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	मामाको [mämäko]	मामाहरूको [mämä̤ːɾuko]
locative	मामामा [mämämä]	मामाहरूमा [mämä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “मामा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “मामा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar