The Meitei female given name "Nganu Leima" (���� ���) is made up of two component words. The two words are "Nganu" (����) and "Leima" (���). In Meitei, "Nganu" (����) means duck. The word "Leima" (���) is further made up of two component words, "Lei" (��) and "Ma" (�). "Lei" (��) means land or earth. "Ma" (�) means "mother". Literally, "Leima" (���) can be translated as "Land Mother" or "Mother Earth". But in general context, "Leima" (���) means a queen or a mistress or a lady.