Mama: 20 definitions
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Mama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Mama (啶ぎ) refers to the 鈥渆go鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly as The Lord said: 鈥溑毮乺iputra, the Tath膩gata Ekaratnavy奴ha, seating in the lion鈥檚 throne thus, explained the dharma-seal called Gaganapari艣uddhi to these Bodhisattvas, which has thirty-two aspects of entrance. What is this Dharma-seal (诲丑补谤尘补尘耻诲谤腻) called Gaganapari艣uddhi which has thirty-two aspects of entrance? [...] 19) all dharmas are non-originated from the beginning since they are beyond what belongs to the ego and appropriation (补尘补尘腻辫补谤颈驳谤补丑补); 20) all dharmas are beyond what belongs to the ego (mama) and appropriation (parigraha) because they have no owner (补蝉惫腻尘颈办补); [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMama, Gen. Dat. of pers. pron. aha峁� (q. v.) used quasi independently (as substitute for our 鈥渟elf-鈥�) in phrase mama-y-ida峁� Sn. 806 thought of 鈥渢his is mine, 鈥� cp. S. I, 14, i.e. egoism, belief in a real personal entity, explained at Nd1 124 by ma帽帽an膩 conceit, illusion. Also in var. phrases with k峁� in form mama峁兟�, viz. mama峁卥膩ra etc.鈥擜s adj. 鈥渟elf-like, selfish鈥� only neg. amama unselfish Sn. 220 (=mamatta-virahita SnA 276); Pv IV. 134 (=mama峁卥膩ra-virahita PvA. 230); J. IV, 372; VI, 259. See also amama, cp. 尘腻尘补办补. (Page 523)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) mama (醼欋��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
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2) mama (醼欋��) [(a) (醼♂�溼��勧��)]鈥�
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[醼♂�欋��+醼炨亱 醼欋�欋�夺亖-醼�醼坚�娽�丰�横亱]
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymama (啶ぎ).鈥攊nd A word (opposed to papa) used by cartmen and ploughmen in directing the lefthand-bullock.
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mama (啶ぎ).鈥�(S) Mine; the sixth case in Sanskrit gram- mar of asmad. It occurs frequently in poetry. Ex. ty膩 k峁Ｄ搈a as艒 mama var膩 || as膿峁� b艒l膿 cint膩tur膩 ||. mama mha峁嘺峁嚹撫箖 To say It is mine; to cry Ego, or say Yes. 2 To confess or own: also to consent or agree to.
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尘腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�).鈥攎 (Imit.) A term amongst children for the mother's breast; also n for the daily meal.
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m膩m膩 (啶ぞ啶ぞ).鈥攎 (尘腻尘补办补 S) A maternal uncle. 2 A respectful compellation for the father of one's wife; also for a male person in general. Pr. k膩m膩purat膩 m膩m膩 My dear friend--as long as I want your service. 3 A term of abuse for a person unlettered and unversed in business. 4 A facetious name at night for a rat. (Use at night of the plain name is held to be unlucky.)
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmama (啶ぎ).鈥�pro Mine.
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m膩m膩 (啶ぞ啶ぞ).鈥�m A maternal uncle. A respectful compellation for the father of one's wife.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMama (啶ぎ).鈥�(Gen. sing. of 补蝉尘腻诲 the first personal pronoun) My, mine.
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惭腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�).鈥�a. (-尘墨 f.)
1) My, mine.
2) Dear friend.
3) Uncle (used in voc.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMama (啶ぎ).鈥擺 and mamama, nt., read amama, q.v.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMama (啶ぎ).鈥擨nd. The genitive singular of the first personal pronoun.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�).鈥攊. e. mama, gen. sing. of asmad, + a, adj. Mine, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 98, 13; dear, 50, 12; 16; 51, 13; 23; 52, 4, etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�).鈥擺masculine] only [vocative] in confidential address = uncle.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mama (啶ぎ):鈥擺genitive case] sg. of 1st [person] [pronoun] in [compound]
2) 惭腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�):鈥�m. ([from] mama [literally], 鈥榖elonging to mine鈥�) dear friend, uncle (only in [vocative case] sg. as a term of affection among animals in fables), [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] (cf. 迟腻迟补, 尘腻迟耻濒补 etc.)
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭补尘腻 (啶ぎ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 惭补尘腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryM膩m膩 (啶ぞ啶ぞ):鈥�(nm) maternal uncle; also [尘腻尘奴峁�] (generally used by Muslims); ~[尘墨] maternal aunt.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary惭补尘腻 (啶ぎ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 惭补尘腻.
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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMama (嗖伯):鈥擺pronoun] that or those belonging to me.
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Mama (嗖伯):鈥擺noun] a term used to mean 'this has my concurrence', 'I agree to this', etc.
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惭腻尘补 (嗖簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a brother of one鈥檚 mother; a maternal uncle.
2) [noun] the father of one鈥檚 wife or husband; father-in-law.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMama (喈) adjectival < mama. Mine; 喈庎喁嵿喁� 喈熰瘓喈�. 喈喈掂喈ㄠ喈畷喈┼瘝 [ennu daiya. mamavinayagan] (喈む喈班瘉喈瘝喈瘉喈曕喁� [thiruppugazh] 16).
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Mama (喈) noun (喈喈脆瘝喈瘝喈喈｀喁嵿喁� 喈喈┼喈瘝喈喈畷喈班喈む [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. cf. 尘腻. Luck; 喈呧喈苦疅喁嵿疅喈瘝. [athittam.]
2. Water; 喈ㄠ瘈喈班瘝. [nir.]
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M膩m膩 (喈喈) noun < 喈喈喁�. [maman.] [Telugu: 尘腻尘补, K. 尘腻惫补.] See 喈喈喁� [maman], 1, 2, 3.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Mama (啶ぎ):鈥攑ron. my; mine;
2) Mama (啶ぎ):鈥攏. 1. momo; 2. greed; avarice;
3) 惭腻尘补 (啶ぞ啶�):鈥攏.(baby talk) 鈫� 啶ぞ啶� [产丑腻迟补]
4) M膩m膩 (啶ぞ啶ぞ):鈥攏. mother's brother;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amha, Na, Caya.
Starts with (+17): Mama kasse, Mamaccaya, Mamachemeloi, Mamadi, Mamaga, Mamai, Mamaiya, Mamajjaka, Mamajjakah, Mamaka, Mamakaragai, Mamakaravishuddha, Mamakarisu, Mamake, Mamalati, Mamale, Mamaledara, Mamaleti, Mamalladevi, Mamallapuram.
Full-text (+725): Maya, Mamata, Amama, Nirmama, Mamakara, Mamatva, Mamakesara, Mamakritya, Mamayati, Mama-ghara, Mamaa-ghar, Mamaka, Intimama, Mamattatta, Mamasatya, Kamapurata-mama, Cantamama, Ahammamata, Vyaharana, Mamakina.
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