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amma

Pronunciation: /ˈʌmə/

The English word “amma” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. mother
  2. An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.

Etymology

Related 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”).

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