"মামা" meaning in Bengali

See মামা in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ma.ma/, [ˈma.ma] Audio: LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-মামা.wav
Rhymes: -ama Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|sa|माम|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit माम (māma), {{inh+|bn|sa|माम}} Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), {{der|bn|dra-pro|*māma}} Proto-Dravidian *māma Head templates: {{head|bn|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} মামা • (mama), {{bn-noun}} মামা • (mama) Inflection templates: {{bn-decl-noun-c|gen=মামার|gen-p=মামাদের|gen-p-tr=mamader|gen-s=মামাটার, মামাটির|gen-s-tr=mamaṭar (colloquial), mamaṭir (formal)|gen-tr=mamar|nom=মামা|nom-p=মামারা|nom-p-tr=mamara|nom-s=মামাটা, মামাটি|nom-s-tr=mamaṭa (colloquial), mamaṭi (formal)|nom-tr=mama|obj=মামাকে|obj-p=মামাদের(কে)|obj-p-tr=mamader(ke)|obj-s=মামাটাকে, মামাটিকে|obj-s-tr=mamaṭake (colloquial), mamaṭike (formal)|obj-tr=mamake}} Forms: mama [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], মামা [indefinite, nominative], মামাকে [indefinite, objective], মামার [genitive, indefinite], মামাটা [definite, nominative, singular], মামাটি (mamaṭa (colloquial), mamaṭi (formal)) [definite, nominative, singular], মামারা [definite, nominative, plural], মামাটাকে [definite, objective, singular], মামাটিকে (mamaṭake (colloquial), mamaṭike (formal)) [definite, objective, singular], মামাদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], মামাদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], মামাটার [definite, genitive, singular], মামাটির (mamaṭar (colloquial), mamaṭir (formal)) [definite, genitive, singular], মামাদের [definite, genitive, plural], Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
  1. maternal uncle
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}

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