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Art/Literary - Religion / Way of addressing deity | | English term or phrase: Mother Ganges | Greetings,
Is it "गंगा मां", "गंगा माई" or something else, please?
I'm never sure when to use "मां" and when to use "माई".
Many thanks,
Simon |
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| | Hindi translation:गंगा माँ, गंगा मइया, गंगा मैय्या | Explanation:
मइया or मैय्या is colloquial, but is used as often as माँ is.
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-10 13:33:01 GMT)
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माई is another colloquial form of माँ |
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