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Mother Ganges

Hindi translation: गंगा माँ, गंगा म‍इया, गंगा मैय्या

13:24 Nov 10, 2008
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Way of addressing deity
English term or phrase: Mother Ganges
Greetings,

Is it "गंगा मां", "गंगा माई" or something else, please?

I'm never sure when to use "मां" and when to use "माई".

Many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:14
Hindi translation:गंगा माँ, गंगा म‍इया, गंगा मैय्या
Explanation:
म‍इया or मैय्या is colloquial, but is used as often as माँ is.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-10 13:33:01 GMT)
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माई is another colloquial form of माँ
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Anindita Basu (X)
India
Local time: 17:44
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very many thanks for another excellent answer
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6गंगा माँ, गंगा म‍इया, गंगा मैय्या
Anindita Basu (X)
5 +4गंगा माँ, गंगा मैया
Suyash Suprabh
5माँ गंगा या गंगा मैया
suraj jaiswal


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
mother ganges
गंगा माँ, गंगा म‍इया, गंगा मैय्या


Explanation:
म‍इया or मैय्या is colloquial, but is used as often as माँ is.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-10 13:33:01 GMT)
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माई is another colloquial form of माँ

Anindita Basu (X)
India
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
very many thanks for another excellent answer

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pradeepm: both are correct.
42 mins
agree  Nitin Goyal
8 hrs
agree  Rajan Chopra
12 hrs
agree  Mrudula Tambe: मैय्या sounds better since it is more famous in colloquial.
16 hrs
agree  satish krishna itikela
16 hrs
agree  Sampreshan
12 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mother ganges
गंगा माँ, गंगा मैया


Explanation:
गंगा माँ, गंगा मैया - Both are correct.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-10 13:37:41 GMT)
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The expression 'गंगा मैया' is in common use. However, you will find some occurrences of गंगा माई on Google.

Suyash Suprabh
India
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramesh Bhatt
12 mins
agree  Rajan Chopra
12 hrs
agree  satish krishna itikela
16 hrs
agree  suraj jaiswal: http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/epaper/index.php?location=30&edit...
22 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mother ganges
माँ गंगा या गंगा मैया


Explanation:
if using माँ then write before for female god name or if using मैया then write after female god name.


    Reference: http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/epaper/index.php?location=30&edit...
suraj jaiswal
Italy
Local time: 14:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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