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Tamil words in english of how to call mother in different meanings


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Answered by CBSEMP
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What is the word for “mother” in the following South Indian languages: Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada?

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Prasanna Revan, UX Designer at Amazon

Answered Apr 3, 2018

Kannada has many words for Mother

Amma - ಅಮ್ಮTaayi - ತಾಯಿAvva - ಅವ್ವAbbe - ಅಬ್ಬೆAmmayya - ಅಮ್ಮಯ್ಯ (Another variant of Amma)Avve - ಅವ್ವೆMaa - ಮಾMaate - ಮಾತೆJanani - ಜನನಿAayi - ಆಯಿ (Mostly used in North Karnataka)Akka - ಅಕ್ಕ (Akka also means elder sister, I personally know many families calling their mother Akka)Amba - ಅಂಬಾ (Not popularly used, an old Kannada word)Ammanni - ಅಮ್ಮಣ್ಣಿ (Used by folks in Mysore side, popularly with Queens of erstwhile Mysore kingdom. Ex. Kempa Nanja ‘Ammanni’ Vani Vilasa Sannidhaana.)
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