އަންމަ
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- (Thiladhunmathi) އަމޯ (amō)
Etymology
From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Cognate with Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [əmːə]
Noun
އަންމަ • (an̊ma) (plural އަންމަތައް (an̊matak̊))
- mother
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އަންމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15.