Proto-North-Dravidian : *aj-a
Meaning : mother
Kurukh : ayaŋg "mother (without explicit reference to the children)"
Malto : ayya "my mother"
Additional forms : Also KUR ayō mother (iŋgyō, niŋgyō, taŋgyō my, thy [his, her, their] mother); MLT ijjo thy or your mother; teho his, her, or their mother.
Number in DED : 364
