मामी
Hindi
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मामी
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Etymology
Feminine of मामा (māmā). Cognate with Gujarati મામી (māmī), Malayalam മാമി (māmi), Tamil மாமி (māmi).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑː.miː/, [mäː.miː]
Noun
मामी • (māmī) f (male equivalent मामा, Urdu spelling مامی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मामी māmī |
मामियाँ māmiyā̃ |
| oblique | मामी māmī |
मामियों māmiyõ |
| vocative | मामी māmī |
मामियो māmiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मामी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 807
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मामी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3892
Konkani
Noun
मामी • (māmī) f (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)
- maternal aunt (mother's brother's wife)
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.mi/, [ma.miː]
Noun
मामी • (māmī) f (male equivalent मामा)
- aunt, particularly maternal uncle's wife