Bengali

edit

Etymology

edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাই (mai, breast), and মেয়ে (meẏe, girl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

মাতৃ (matri)

  1. (used only in compounds) mother

Derived terms

edit