mātula

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• मातुल (Devanagari script)
• মাতুল (Bengali script)
• මාතුල (Sinhalese script)
• မာတုလ or မႃတုလ (Burmese script)
• มาตุล or มาตุละ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩩᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕຸລ or ມາຕຸລະ (Lao script)
• មាតុល (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄪𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मातुल (mātula). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀮 (māula).

Noun

mātula m

1. maternal uncle; mother's brother

   Synonym: mātulaka

Declension

Declension table of "mātula" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mātulo	mātulā
Accusative (second)	mātulaṃ	mātule
Instrumental (third)	mātulena	mātulehi or mātulebhi
Dative (fourth)	mātulassa or mātulāya or mātulatthaṃ	mātulānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mātulasmā or mātulamhā or mātulā	mātulehi or mātulebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mātulassa	mātulānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mātulasmiṃ or mātulamhi or mātule	mātulesu
Vocative (calling)	mātula	mātulā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mātula”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 528
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātulá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 575