Amba

English

proper noun

Definitions

(Hinduism) Name of the eldest daughter of the king of Kasi in the epic Mahabharata.

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit अम्बा.

Origin

Sanskrit

अम्बा

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

अम्बा Sanskrit
अर्यिका Sanskrit
अंबा Hindi
అంబ Telugu
ambā Pali
*(H)anmáH Proto-Indo-Iranian
*āī Proto-Indo-Aryan
𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 Sauraseni Prakrit
अमा Rajasthani