माई

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), from Sanskrit मा॒तृ (mātṛ́). Cognate with Awadhi and Maithili माई (māī).

Noun

माई (māī) f (Kaithi 𑂧𑂰𑂆)

  1. mother

Descendants

  • Caribbean Hindustani: mai
  • Fiji Hindi: maiya, mai

Further reading

  • Arjun Tiwari (2019), “माई”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary]‎[1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 379
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mātŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 576
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