Mami, Māmī: 6 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
5. Tamil
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Introduction:

Mami means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

māmī (मामी).—f māmīsa f C (māmā) The wife of a maternal uncle. 2 The mother of one's wife.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

māṃī (मांई).—f A mother. Gen- erally in poetry.

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māmī (मामी).—f The wife of māmā the mother of one's wife.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mamī (ममी):—(nf) a mummy (a dead body kept for long in a preservative); mother.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Mami (ममि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Māmaka.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māmi (ಮಾಮಿ):—[noun] the wife of one’s maternal uncle.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Māmi (மாமி) noun Feminine of மாமன். [maman.]

1. Maternal uncle’s wife; அம்மான் மனைவி. அன்புடைய மாமனு மாமியுநீ [amman manaivi. anpudaiya mamanu mamiyuni] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1228, 1).

2. Mother-in-law, wife’s or husband’s mother; மனைவியினுடைய அல்லது கணவனுடைய தாய். சிறக்கு மாமியர் மூவர்க்கும் [manaiviyinudaiya allathu kanavanudaiya thay. sirakku mamiyar muvarkkum] (கம்பராமாயணம் சூளாமணி [kambaramayanam sulamani] 33).

3. Father's sister; அத்தை. [athai.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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