Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amma

/ˈʌmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: am-ma
IPA: /ˈʌmə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Indian usage

noun

An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:amma."

Etymology

Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ܐܸܡܵܐ

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

ammas (plural)

Phrases

amma canteen

Frequently Paired Words

amah abba

Questions

How do you pronounce amma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmə/.
What does amma mean?: mother
Where does amma come from?: Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”).

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