মাৱ

Early Assamese

Alternative forms

• মা (ma)

Etymology

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.

Noun

মাৱ (mawo)

1. mother

   ইটো চক্ষে আৰ নেদেখিবি মাৱ বাপ ।
   লক্ষ্মণ বীৰৰ আজি বুঝিবি প্ৰতাপ ॥

   iṭö cokṣe aro nedekhibi mawo bapo ,
   lokṣmoṇo bīroro aji bujhibi protapo .

   You will not see mother and father by this eye again,
   today you will understand the bravery of Lakshman the hero.

Descendants

• Assamese: মাও (maü)