maamaá

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit माम (māma, “uncle (masc)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maamaá/

Noun

maamaá m (Perso-Arabic spelling ماما)

1. uncle
2. mother's brother

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maamaá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press