amma
amma · ammas
MotherMother
/ˈʌmə/
Meaning
2 senses(India)Mother
(historical)An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:amma.
Origin
Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), KannadRelated 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”).
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin amma, from Classical Syriac ܐܸܡܵܐ (ʾemmā, “mother, abbess”).
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Forms
plural: ammasWord family
2 related wordsRelatedamah
Derivedamma canteen