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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox. Hinduism

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amman

Etymology

Transliteration of Tamil மாரியம்மன் (māriyammaṉ), from மாரி (māri, “rain; small-pox, death”) + அம்மன் (ammaṉ, “mother, goddess”).

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