मामा

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

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Marathi

Noun

मामा • (māmā) m

1. maternal uncle

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mämä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मामा

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