आमा
āmā[ämä]feminine
The word for mother in Nepali is आमा (āmā).
The term refers to a female human who gives birth to or parents a child.
Meaning: female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child (noun)
Which one should you use?
While आमा is the standard term, माता is also used to mean mother.
How do you pronounce it?
āmā
Did you know?
- In some rural regions of Nepal, the term आमा is used as a gentle way to address a young daughter, acting as a term of endearment.
- Many Nepali speakers use आमा to address the Earth or nature, reflecting a cultural view of the environment as a maternal provider.
- The word आमा shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'mother', as both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root for 'mother'.
Examples in context
- मेरी आमा सुन्दर हुनुहुन्छ।My mother is beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing your mother.Tatoeba #11811872 by taro, translation #250277 by CK
- यसलाई आमालाई लगेर दिनुहोस्।Take this to your mother.This sentence is useful for giving an instruction regarding your mother.Tatoeba #12152963 by taro, translation #55000 by CK
- "उँहा को हुनुहुन्छ?" "मेरी आमा।""Who is it?" "It's your mother."This sentence is useful for identifying your mother in response to a question.Tatoeba #12194495 by taro, translation #1505 by CK
- धेरै धेरै धन्यवाद, माता।Thank you very much, mother.
- आमालाई देखेरै आनन्द लाग्यो।I felt joy seeing my mother.
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Srijana and Dipesh are talking about a family visit.
- सृजना Srijanaके तपाईंको आमा यहाँ हुनुहुन्छ?Ke tapāīṅkō āmā yahāṅ hunuhuncha?Is your mother here?
- दिपेश Dipeshनाइँ, उहाँ घरमा हुनुहुन्छ।Nāīṅ, uhāṅ gharamā hunuhuncha.No, she is at home.
- सृजना Srijanaम उहाँलाई भेट्न चाहन्छु।Ma uhāṅlāī bheṭna chāhanchu.I want to meet her.
- दिपेश Dipeshपक्कै पनि, आमा तपाईँलाई भेटेर खुसी हुनुहुनेछ।Pakkai pani, āmā tapāīṅlāī bheṭera khusī hunuhunecha.Of course, mother will be happy to meet you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mother” translations and entries आमा, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries आमा, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
