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amma en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌmə/

Etymology

Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”).

Meanings

1. (India) mother

Forms

Deriveds

amma canteen

Relateds

amah

amma en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌmə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin amma, from Classical Syriac ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, “mother, abbess”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:amma.

Forms

Coordinates

abba