মাও
Assamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- মা (ma)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Early Assamese মাৱ (mawo), from Sanskrit মাতৃ (mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tar-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognates include Persian مادر (mâdar), Proto-Slavic *mati, (thence Russian мать (matʹ)), Armenian մայր (mayr), Mycenaean Greek 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re) (modern Greek μητέρα (mitéra)), Latin māter, English mother.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
মাও • (maü)