Amma, Ammā: 9 definitions

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Amma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Village folk-tales of Ceylon

Ammā; Tamil for 'mother';

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Ammā (अम्मा) is another name for Ammakā (or Ammayā): the mother of Puruṣasiṃha: the fifth Vāsudeva (“violent heroes”) according to both Śvetāmbara and Digambara sources. The stories of queen Ammayā, king Śiva and their son, Puruṣasiṃha are related in texts such as the Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacarita (“the lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons”), a twelfth-century Śvetāmbara work by Hemacandra.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Amma II (r. 945 A.D.) or Ammarāja II (also known as Vijayāditya VI) is the name of an ancient king mentioned in the  “Māṅgallu grant of Amma II” (c. 945 A.D.). In 945 A.D Amma II (Vijayāditya VI), the son of Cālukya Bhīma III by Lokāmbikā, came to the throne. His accession took place in Śaka 867, Mārgaśīrṣa ba. 13, Friday, corresponding to the 5th December 945 A.D. He was then twelve years of age, and he had been crowned four years earlier. Amma II is stated to have been born with a tissue round his neck which resembled a kaṇṭhikā (ornament for the neck), and crowned at the express request of all people., This seems to indicate that, though but a boy, Amma II was chosen as king in preference to his half-brother Dānārṇava who was the elder of the two.

These copper plates (mentioning Amma) were dug up somewhere in the Nandigama Taluk, Krishna District. It records the gift, at the instance of a feudatory chief named Kākatya Guṇḍyana, of the village of Māṅgallu in favour of a Brāhmaṇa named Dommana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Amma.—(EI 24), literally ‘the mother’; a village goddess. Note: amma is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Amma in India is the name of a plant defined with Ochlandra scriptoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bheesa rheedii Kunth (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1957)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. (1896)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Rheedea (1995)
· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1863)
· Enum. Pl. (1833)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ammā : (f.) mother. (Vocative amma is often used to address a girl or a daughter).

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ammā, (f.) (onomat. from child language; Sk. ambā, cp. Gr. a)mmaζ mother, Oisl. amma “granny”, Ohg. amma “mammy”, nurse; also Lat. amita father’s sister & amāre to love) mother J.III, 392 (Gen. ammāya). — Voc. amma (see sep.). (Page 74)

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Amma, (indecl.) (Voc. of ammā) endearing term, used (1) by children in addressing their mother = mammy, mother dear D.I, 93; J.II, 133; IV, 1, 281 (amma tāta uṭṭhetha daddy, mammy, get up!); DhA.II, 87; PvA.73, 74. ‹-› (2) in general when addressing a woman familiarly = good woman, my (good) lady, dear, thus to a woman J.I, 292; PvA.63; DhA.II, 44; to a girl PvA.6; to a daughter DhA.II, 48; III, 172. — Cp. ambakā. (Page 74)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ammā (अम्मा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ambā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Amma (ಅಮ್ಮ):—

1) [noun] (obs.) a male parent; a father.

2) [noun] (obsel.) a general suffix to male names.

3) [noun] a mode of addressing a man with endearment.

4) [noun] a term used to show one’s dejection, disapproval etc.

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Amma (ಅಮ್ಮ):—

1) [noun] a woman who has borne a child; a woman as she is related to her child or children; a mother.

2) [noun] a general suffix to female names.

3) [noun] a mode of respect in addressing a woman.

4) [noun] a term of endearment in addressing a girl.

5) [noun] any female deity; a goddess.

6) [noun] (dial.) the goddess of fishermen or boatmen.

7) [noun] an acute, highly contagious virus disease characterised by prolonged fever, vomiting, and pustular eruptions that often leave pitted scars or pockmarks, when healed; small pox.

8) [noun] (dial.) the mother of a one’s father or mother; a grand mother.

9) [noun] (a very general term) a woman;10) [noun] ಅಮ್ಮನಬೇನೆ [ammanabene] ammana bēne (n .) = ಅಮ್ಮ [amma]2 - 6; 2) any of several intestinal diseases; cholera; ಅಮ್ಮನವರ [ammanavara]/ಅಮ್ಮಾವರ ಗಂಡ [ammavara gamda] ammanavara/ammāvara gaṇḍa a man ruled by his wife; a hen-pecked husband; ಅಮ್ಮನವರು [ammanavaru] ammanavaru a respectful term for a mistress; ಅಮ್ಮನವರ ಪ್ರಸಾದ [ammanavara prasada] ammanavara prasāda (n .) (slang.) a venereal disease contracted through sexual relation a man had with a prostitute; ಅಮ್ಮನಾಟ [ammanata] ammanāṭa the sport of the goddess esp. in causing the spread and cure of small pox or cholera; ಅಮ್ಮನಾಳು [ammanalu] ammanāḷu = ಅಮ್ಮ [amma]2 - 6; 2) any of several intestinal diseases; cholera; ಅಮ್ಮನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಹಾಗೆ, ಮಗಳ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಾಗೆ [ammana manassu bellada hage, magala manassu kallina hage] ammana manassu bellada hāge, magaḷa manassu kallina hāge (prov.) often the offsprings never match their parents in good qualities; many a good cow hath but a bad calf.

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Amma (ಅಮ್ಮ):—[interjection] an interjection denoting the expressing of wonder, weariness or fatigue; grief; sarcasm; ಅಮ್ಮಮ್ಮ [ammamma] a mmamma (n .) dupl. of ಅಮ್ಮ [amma]3.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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