ଧାତ୍ରୀ

Odia

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱat̪ɾi/

Noun

ଧାତ୍ରୀ (dhātri)

1. mother
2. nurse; fostermother
3. wet nurse
4. midwife; obstetrix
5. soil, earth
6. army
7. cow
8. a kind of Sanskrit metre

Proper noun

ଧାତ୍ରୀ (dhātri)

1. (Hinduism) Durga
2. Ganges (a river in India and Bangladesh)

   Synonym: ଗଙ୍ଗା (gaṅgā)

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଧାତ୍ରୀ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press