పెద్దమ్మ

Telugu

Etymology

పెద్ద (pedda, “elder”) +‎ అమ్మ (amma, “mother”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛd̪ːɐmːɐ/
Audio (te) (file)
Rhymes: -మ్మ

Noun

పెద్దమ్మ • (peddamma) f (plural పెద్దమ్మలు)

An elder aunt; i.e., mother's elder sister or a father's elder brother's wife.
Synonym: పెత్తల్లి (pettalli)
The name of a goddess, who is the personification of misfortune.

References

"పెద్ద" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 795

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