the meitei female given name "nganu leima" (ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ) is made up of two component words. the two words are "nganu" (ꯉꯥꯅꯨ) and "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ). in meitei, "nganu" (ꯉꯥꯅꯨ) means duck. the word "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) is further made up of two component words, "lei" (ꯂꯩ) and "ma" (ꯃ). "lei" (ꯂꯩ) means land or earth. "ma" (ꯃ) means "mother". literally, "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) can be translated as "land mother" or "mother earth". but in general context, "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) means a queen or a mistress or a lady.