අම්මා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil அம்மா (ammā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ammaː/

Noun

අම්මා • (ammā) (plural අම්මාලා)

1. mother

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:මව

   Coordinate term: තාත්තා (tāttā)

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “අම්මා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 58.