माता mātā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Mother.
An affectionate or respectful term of address to a woman.
The small-pox (so named from the goddess Devī; cf. sītalā).

Usual translation

  1. mother

Origin of the definition

माता mātā mā:ta: (nf) mother; small pox; (a) intoxicated; pride-ridden; —निकलना to have an attack of small pox; -पिता parents; mother and father.

S ماتا माता mātā, s.f. Mother; — an affectionate or respectful term of address to a woman (syn. mā, māʼī); — the small-pox (so named from the goddess Devī; cf. sītalā). mātā-pitā, or mātā-pitr̤i, s.m. Mother and father, parents; — lord, master, protector.

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Mamma

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Thursday 14 May 2020
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