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proper nounThe Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox.
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Transliteration of Tamil மாரியம்மன் (māriyammaṉ), from மாரி (māri, “rain; small-pox, death”) + அம்மன் (ammaṉ, “mother, goddess”).
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Bengali মারিয়াম্মান
- মারিয়াম্মান (mariẏamman)Hindu goddess
Chinese Mandarin 馬里安曼 /马里安曼
- 馬里安曼 /马里安曼 (Mǎlǐ'ānmàn)Hindu goddess
Hindi मरिअम्मन
- मरिअम्मन (mariamman)Hindu goddess
Punjabi ਮਾਰਿਅੰਮਾ
- ਮਾਰਿਅੰਮਾ (māriammā)Hindu goddess
Tamil மாரியம்மன், அம்மன்
- மாரியம்மன் (māriyammaṉ)Hindu goddess
- அம்மன் (ammaṉ)Hindu goddess
Urdu مری امن
- مری امن (mariamman)Hindu goddess
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Mariamman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mariamman
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“Mariamman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mariamman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mariamman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mariamman.
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