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মাতৃ

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাই (mai, breast), and মেয়ে (meẏe, girl). Cognate with Hindi मातृ (mātŕ), मादर (mādar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɑt̪.ɾi/
    • (East Rāṛha) IPA(key): [ˈmät̪ːɾiˑ]

Noun

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মাতৃ (matri)

  1. (used only in compounds) mother

Derived terms

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