# amma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌmə/ · frequency rank #37,316

## Definitions
1. mother

## Etymology
Related to Tamil அம்மா (ammā, “mother”), Hindi अम्मा (ammā), Malayalam അമ്മ (amma), Kannada ಅಮ್ಮ (amma, “mother”) Telugu అమ్మ (amma, “mother”), Sinhalese අම්මා (ammā, “mother”), or Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ (emma, “mother”).

## Easily confused with
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-arm)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-amy)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-ana)
- **ATM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-atm)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-amp)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-ata)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-amr)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-aya)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-amt)
- **asm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-asm)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-awa)
- **APM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-apm)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-area)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-army)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-arms)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-asia)

## Common misspellings (1)
`amam`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amma