मामा

See also: मम and मामी

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

  1. maternal uncle

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

Marathi

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m

  1. maternal uncle

Nepali

Pronunciation

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], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “मामा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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