मातृक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृक (mātṛka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɪk/, [mäːt̪.ɾɪk]
Adjective
मातृक • (mātŕk) (indeclinable)
- maternal
- मातृक संपत्ति ― mātŕk sampatti ― maternal property
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मातृक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3879
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মাতৃক (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬢᬺᬓ (Balinese script)
- মাতৃক (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰴𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀾𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- မာတၖက (Burmese script)
- માતૃક (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਤ੍ਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦠꦽꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑃂𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾತೃಕ (Kannada script)
- មាត្ឫក (Khmer script)
- ມາຕ຺ຣິກ (Lao script)
- മാതൃക (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᡵᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘵𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧖𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐺𑐎 (Newa script)
- ମାତୃକ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢡꢺꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆸𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖴𑖎 (Siddham script)
- මාතෘක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩙𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚊 (Takri script)
- மாத்ரிக (Tamil script)
- మాతృక (Telugu script)
- มาตฺฤก (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཏྲྀ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒵𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨼𑨉𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”) + -क (-ka, relational suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑː.tr̩.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɑː.t̪r̩.kɐ/
Adjective
मातृक • (mātṛka) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातृकः (mātṛkaḥ) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकाः (mātṛkāḥ) मातृकासः¹ (mātṛkāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकान् (mātṛkān) |
| instrumental | मातृकेण (mātṛkeṇa) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकैः (mātṛkaiḥ) मातृकेभिः¹ (mātṛkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातृकाय (mātṛkāya) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातृकात् (mātṛkāt) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातृकस्य (mātṛkasya) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकाणाम् (mātṛkāṇām) |
| locative | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकेषु (mātṛkeṣu) |
| vocative | मातृक (mātṛka) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकाः (mātṛkāḥ) मातृकासः¹ (mātṛkāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातृकी (mātṛkī) | मातृक्यौ (mātṛkyau) मातृकी¹ (mātṛkī¹) |
मातृक्यः (mātṛkyaḥ) मातृकीः¹ (mātṛkīḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातृकीम् (mātṛkīm) | मातृक्यौ (mātṛkyau) मातृकी¹ (mātṛkī¹) |
मातृकीः (mātṛkīḥ) |
| instrumental | मातृक्या (mātṛkyā) | मातृकीभ्याम् (mātṛkībhyām) | मातृकीभिः (mātṛkībhiḥ) |
| dative | मातृक्यै (mātṛkyai) | मातृकीभ्याम् (mātṛkībhyām) | मातृकीभ्यः (mātṛkībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातृक्याः (mātṛkyāḥ) मातृक्यै² (mātṛkyai²) |
मातृकीभ्याम् (mātṛkībhyām) | मातृकीभ्यः (mātṛkībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातृक्याः (mātṛkyāḥ) मातृक्यै² (mātṛkyai²) |
मातृक्योः (mātṛkyoḥ) | मातृकीणाम् (mātṛkīṇām) |
| locative | मातृक्याम् (mātṛkyām) | मातृक्योः (mātṛkyoḥ) | मातृकीषु (mātṛkīṣu) |
| vocative | मातृकि (mātṛki) | मातृक्यौ (mātṛkyau) मातृकी¹ (mātṛkī¹) |
मातृक्यः (mātṛkyaḥ) मातृकीः¹ (mātṛkīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
| accusative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
| instrumental | मातृकेण (mātṛkeṇa) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकैः (mātṛkaiḥ) मातृकेभिः¹ (mātṛkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातृकाय (mātṛkāya) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातृकात् (mātṛkāt) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातृकस्य (mātṛkasya) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकाणाम् (mātṛkāṇām) |
| locative | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकेषु (mātṛkeṣu) |
| vocative | मातृक (mātṛka) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, m
- mother's brother; maternal uncle
- Synonym: मातुल (mātula)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातृकः (mātṛkaḥ) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकाः (mātṛkāḥ) मातृकासः¹ (mātṛkāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकान् (mātṛkān) |
| instrumental | मातृकेण (mātṛkeṇa) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकैः (mātṛkaiḥ) मातृकेभिः¹ (mātṛkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातृकाय (mātṛkāya) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातृकात् (mātṛkāt) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातृकस्य (mātṛkasya) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकाणाम् (mātṛkāṇām) |
| locative | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकेषु (mātṛkeṣu) |
| vocative | मातृक (mātṛka) | मातृकौ (mātṛkau) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
मातृकाः (mātṛkāḥ) मातृकासः¹ (mātṛkāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, n
- nature, quality of a mother
- Synonyms: मातृता (mātṛtā), मातृत्व (mātṛtva)
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 3.16.34:
- न पित्र्यमनुवर्तन्ते मातृकं द्विपदा इति ।
ख्यातो लोकप्रवादोऽयं भरतेनान्यथा कृतः ॥- na pitryamanuvartante mātṛkaṃ dvipadā iti.
khyāto lokapravādoʼyaṃ bharatenānyathā kṛtaḥ. - It is a known saying that humans follow not the nature of the father, but the nature of the mother, but Bharata did otherwise.
- na pitryamanuvartante mātṛkaṃ dvipadā iti.
- न पित्र्यमनुवर्तन्ते मातृकं द्विपदा इति ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
| accusative | मातृकम् (mātṛkam) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
| instrumental | मातृकेण (mātṛkeṇa) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकैः (mātṛkaiḥ) मातृकेभिः¹ (mātṛkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातृकाय (mātṛkāya) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातृकात् (mātṛkāt) | मातृकाभ्याम् (mātṛkābhyām) | मातृकेभ्यः (mātṛkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातृकस्य (mātṛkasya) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकाणाम् (mātṛkāṇām) |
| locative | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकयोः (mātṛkayoḥ) | मातृकेषु (mātṛkeṣu) |
| vocative | मातृक (mātṛka) | मातृके (mātṛke) | मातृकाणि (mātṛkāṇi) मातृका¹ (mātṛkā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मातृक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “mātṛka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “मातृक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1258