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Results for अत्ता

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अत्ताattāf.A mother.
[अतति सततं संबध्नाति; अत्-तक् इडभावः-टाप्]
1. A mother.
2. An elder sister.
3. A mother-in-law; (rarely) mother's sister.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अत्ताattāf. (probably a colloquialism borrowed from the Deccan, said to occur chiefly in dramas), a mother L.
1. feminine (probably a colloquialism borrowed from the Deccan, said to occur chiefly in dramas), a mother Lexicographers
2. feminine mother's sister Lexicographers
3. feminine elder Lexicographers
4. feminine (in Pra1kr2it Prakrit) a mother-in-law Lexicographers see अक्का .
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