Hi All,

What are different words for mother in different languages spoken in Nepal? I want to write an essay on it. For example,

sanskrit - mata
nepali - aama
Rai -
Limbu -
Tharu -
maithili -

and more.

Thanks for your help!

saptari- mainya, mya

I'd like to read your essay.

All these Bhotes f­u­c­k their own mother. So, they often call their mothers "rakhautis".

आफु जस्तो छ अरु सबैलाई आफै जस्तो देख्छ : this is to 'thenepalibro ' 

 Sherpa language : ama (Per www.nepalresearch.com/dictionaries/sh_eng/sh_eng.pdf )
Tamang language : aama (per fyafulla.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/sub_caste-in-tamang/ )
Gurung(Tamu) language : ama  (per www.alanmacfarlane.com/TEXTS/Gurung_guide.pdf  )
Maithali language : mai (per www.mithilaonline.com/  )
Bhojpuri language:maai (per www.omniglot.com/ )
Awadhi language : maa (per www.languageshome.com/English-Awadhi.htm )
Tharu Language:
Limbu language :
Rai language :

Mathi ka kehi 

Sanskrit(not spoken in nepal anymore) : mata
Nepali : aama
Newari : maa, amaa
saptari : mainya, mya
thakuri : muma
magar : moi, mui 

Just like Riddle , I'd like to read you essay now. 

- Thaney

 I call my mother - Mai 
 
Contemporary Nepal

Why have people forgot   "mummy"  ... its the most used word for mother in Nepal..... it may have now been included in "brihat nepali sabdhakosh" as "aagantuk sabdha".

Aama is now a days used to call Grand mother. 

Hi All,

With help of yours, I have created a list of different words for mother in Nepal. The small article can be found here:

http://nepalimoms.com/blog/many-ways-to-call-mother-in-nepal/

Thank you all for your valuable inputs. If you know how to call mother in yet another laguage, that would be great. Also, please correct me if I am wrong somewhere.

Thanks!

जेहोस शारदा जी को ब्लग दामी रैछ | उपयोगी कुराहरु राख्नु भाको रैछ | खानेकुराको रेसिपीमा फोटो देखेर मुख नै रसायो  | पुरै vegetarian हुनु हुन्छ जस्तो छ , हेर्न मात्र भय पनि chicken मोमो को फोटो राख्नु पर्ने नि  veg मोमो रैछ , मनै खिन्न भयो :)

...veg momo is not my recipe.