Say Mother In Many Languages

'Mother' in Various Languages

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet..."
~ Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare.

Much like roses, mothers, in our lives, warm us with the fragrance of their love, care and affection till the day they fade away. And much like roses, mothers are the same no matter which name you call her by. Go through this informative article and know how the beautiful word 'mother' is uttered in various languages of the world. You can also use these in your greeting card/e-card/gift card for your own mom or a mother of a foreigner friend and give her a good surprise. If you like this article, "Mother in Various Languages", click here and pass this page on to your friends. Happy Mother's Day to you.

A
Afrikaans	Moeder, Ma
Albanian	Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë
Arabic	Ahm

B
Belarusan	Matka
Bolognese	Mder
Bosnian/ Bulgarian	Majka
Brazilian/Portuguese	Me

C
Chechen	Nana
Croatian	Mati, Majka
Czech	Abatyse

D
Danish	Mor
Dutch	Moeder, Moer

E
English	Mother, Mama, Mom
Estonian	Ema

F
Finnish	Iti
French	Mre, Maman
Frisian	Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti

G
German	Mutter
Greek	Màna

H
Hawaiian	Makuahine
Hindi	Ma, Maji
Hungarian	Anya, Fu

I
Icelandic	Mir
Ilongo	Iloy; Nanay; Nay
Indonesian	Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
Irish	Mthair
Italian	Madre, Mamma

J
Japanese	Okaasan, Haha
Judeo/Spanish	Madre

L
Latin	Mater

M
Macedonian	Majka
Marathi	Aayi

N
Norwegian	Madre

P
Persian	Madr, Maman
Polish	Matka, Mama
Portuguese	Mãe, Matka, Mama
Punjabi	Mai, Mataji, Pabbo

R
Romanian	Mama, Maica
Russian	Mat'

S
Serbian	Majka
Slovak	Mama, Matka
Spanish	Madre, Mam, Mami
Swedish	Mamma, Mor, Morsa
Swiss/German	Mueter

T
Turkish	Anne, Ana, Valide

U
Ukrainian	Mati
Urdu	Ammee

W
Welsh	Mam

Y
Yiddish	Muter

Z
Zeneize	Mo

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