ਮਾਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਮਾਉਂ (māũ), ਮਾਉ (māu)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mä̃ː/
• Rhymes: -ä̃ː

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit माता (mātā).

Noun

ਮਾਂ • (mā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling ماں)

1. mother, mom

   Synonym: ਮਾਈ (māī) (Malwai)

Etymology 2

ਮ- (ma-) +‎ ਆਂ (ā̃)

Alternative forms

• ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū̃) — Standard Punjabi

Pronoun

ਮਾਂ • (mā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling ماں)

1. (Dhanni) dative of ਮੈਂ (maĩ, “I”)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਮਾਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.