Malayalam

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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മാതൃ (mātr̥)

  1. pertaining to mother
    Coordinate terms: മാതാവ് (mātāvŭ), പിതാവ് (pitāvŭ), പിതൃ (pitr̥)

References

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  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മാതൃ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books