मामू

See also: मम, मामा, and मामी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.muː/, [mäː.muː]
• Rhymes: -uː
• Hyphenation: मा‧मू

Noun

मामू • (māmū) m (Urdu spelling مامو)

1. (endearing) Synonym of मामा (māmā)
2. (Bombay Hindi, slang) an idiot, dolt; a crazy person
   1. a male police officer

      Synonym: पांडु (pāṇḍu)

Declension

Declension of मामू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मामू māmū	मामू māmū
oblique	मामू māmū	मामुओं māmuõ
vocative	मामू māmū	मामुओ māmuo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मामू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मामू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मामू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press