mātulaka

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• मातुलक (Devanagari script)
• মাতুলক (Bengali script)
• මාතුලක (Sinhalese script)
• မာတုလက or မႃတုလၵ (Burmese script)
• มาตุลก or มาตุละกะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩩᩃᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕຸລກ or ມາຕຸລະກະ (Lao script)
• មាតុលក (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄪𑄣𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मातुलक (mātulaka).

Noun

mātulaka m

1. synonym of mātula (“maternal uncle; mother's brother”)

Declension

Declension table of "mātulaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mātulako	mātulakā
Accusative (second)	mātulakaṃ	mātulake
Instrumental (third)	mātulakena	mātulakehi or mātulakebhi
Dative (fourth)	mātulakassa or mātulakāya or mātulakatthaṃ	mātulakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mātulakasmā or mātulakamhā or mātulakā	mātulakehi or mātulakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mātulakassa	mātulakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mātulakasmiṃ or mātulakamhi or mātulake	mātulakesu
Vocative (calling)	mātulaka	mātulakā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mātulaka”, 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