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mother

Hindi translation: Maa, Maata

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English term or phrase:mother
Hindi translation:Maa, Maata
Entered by: Anjali

14:13 May 10, 2002
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: mother
translation
khaya
Maa, Maata
Explanation:
Mother means Maata in Hindi. Ma is the orally used term. Most hindi speaking children call their mother Maa.
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Anjali
Local time: 15:12
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5 +3Maa, Maata
Anjali
5 +1maa
Suhasini Manu


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Maa, Maata


Explanation:
Mother means Maata in Hindi. Ma is the orally used term. Most hindi speaking children call their mother Maa.

Anjali
Local time: 15:12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J_R_Tuladhar
22 hrs
agree  net-lingo
2 days 6 hrs
agree  Rishi Miranhshah
8 days
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
maa


Explanation:
in Sanskrit, the mother of all indian languages, mother is 'maataa'. in hindi the word normally used is 'maa'. the dialectical differences, as usual, do exist. so you have words like 'baa', 'ammaa', 'bebbe', 'bijee', 'aaiee' for mother as a form of address. (in some parts of orissa they use the word "bou" for mother).

Suhasini Manu
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rishi Miranhshah: with a nasal sound in 'maa'
6 days
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