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वन्दे मातरम्

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन्दे मातरम् (vande mātaram).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋən.d̪eː mɑːt̪.ɾəm/, [ʋɐ̃n̪.d̪eː‿mäːt̪.ɾɐ̃m]

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वन्दे मातरम् (vande mātram) (Urdu spelling وندے ماترم)

  1. Vande Mataram; the motto of India, meaning "I praise thee, Mother", often used nationalistically

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Compound of वन्दे (vande, I praise) +‎ मातरम् (mātaram, accusative of मातृ (mātṛ́, mother)).

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Phrase

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वन्दे मातरम् (vande mātaram)

  1. Vande Mataram; the motto of India, meaning "I praise thee, Mother", often used nationalistically