mātar

See also: matar, Matar, and måtar

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • मातर् (Devanagari script)
  • মাতর্ (Bengali script)
  • මාතර් (Sinhalese script)
  • မာတရ် or မႃတရ် (Burmese script)
  • มาตรฺ or มาตัร (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາຕຣ຺ or ມາຕັຣ (Lao script)
  • មាតរ៑ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).

Noun

mātar f

  1. mother
    • c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:
      7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
      tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.
      7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.

Declension
Declension table of "mātu" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)mātāmātaro
Accusative (second)mātaraṃmātaro
Instrumental (third)mātarāmātūhi or mātūbhi
Dative (fourth)mātu or mātuyā or mātāyamātūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mātarāmātūhi or mātūbhi
Genitive (sixth)mātu or mātuyā or mātāyamātūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)mātarimātūsu
Vocative (calling)mātā or mātamātaro

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Burmese: မာတာ (mata)
  • → Thai: มาตุ (maa-dtù)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mātar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Tocharian B

Noun

mātar m

  1. monster
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