মা

Assamese

মেকুৰী পোৱালিৰ সৈতে সিহঁতৰ মায়েক।
mekuri püalir xoite xihõtor mayek.
Kittens with their mother.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Assamese মাৱ (mawo), from Sanskrit মাতৃ (mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tar-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognates include Persian مادر (mâdar), Proto-Slavic *mati, (thence Russian мать (matʹ)), Armenian մայր (mayr), Mycenaean Greek 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re) (modern Greek μητέρα (mitéra)), Latin māter, English mother.

Doublet of মাতৃ (matri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma/, /maː/

Noun

মা (ma)

  1. mother, mom
    Synonyms: আই (ai), আম্মা (amma)

Kinship declension

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