ammā

See also: amma, ämmä, and Amma

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • अम्मा (Devanagari script)
  • অম্মা (Bengali script)
  • අම‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
  • အမ္မာ (Burmese script)
  • อมฺมา (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨾ᩠ᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • អម្មា (Khmer script)

Noun

ammā f

  1. mother
    Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.
    And no sooner was it born than the little black thing said, “Wash me, mother. Bathe me, mother. Set me free, mother, of this dirt. So shall I be of use to you.”
Synonyms
  • ambā; mātu; janettī; janikā
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