"Amba" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|अम्बा}} Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amba
  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of goddess Durga. Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Amba-en-name-foNs3s0E Categories (other): Hinduism
  2. (Hinduism) Name of the eldest daughter of the king of Kasi in the epic Mahabharata. Tags: Hinduism Translations (princess of Kasi): অম্বা (omba) (Bengali), અંબા (ambā) (Gujarati), अंबा (ambā) [feminine] (Hindi), ಅಂಬೆ (ambe) (Kannada), അംബ (amba) (Malayalam), अंबा (ambā) (Marathi), अम्बा (ambā) (Nepali), Амба (Amba) [feminine] (Russian), अम्बा (ambā) (Sanskrit), அம்பா (ampā) (Tamil), అంబ (amba) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Amba-en-name-UCLdZbJf Categories (other): Hinduism, Mahabharata Disambiguation of Mahabharata: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'princess of Kasi': 1 94 5
  3. A female given name from Sanskrit. Translations (female given name): अंबा (ambā) [feminine] (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-Amba-en-name-w2w9uULg Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 3 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 12 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 11 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 18 16 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 7 2 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 2 1 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 2 96

Proper name [Sranan Tongo]

IPA: /amba/, [a̠mba̠], [ɑ̟mbɑ̟]
Etymology: From Akan [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|srn|ak}} Akan [Term?] Head templates: {{head|srn|proper noun}} Amba
  1. a female given name from Akan, masculine equivalent Kwami, given to a female born on a Saturday
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