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matra meaning in Hindi

मात्रा mātrā

matra in Hindi: मात्रा (mātrā), शिरोरेखा (śirorekhā). In English, matra means in Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

Hindi words for matra

horizontal line in many Indic scripts
मात्रा mātrā, शिरोरेखा śirorekhā
vowel symbol
मात्रा mātrā

English meaning of matra

  1. noun In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
  2. noun In Indian poetics and linguistics, a measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora.
  3. noun The characteristic horizontal line drawn above characters in some Indic scripts.
  4. noun An intra-syllabic vowel symbol in Indic scripts.

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Questions about matra in Hindi

What is the meaning of matra in Hindi?
Matra in Hindi is मात्रा (mātrā), शिरोरेखा (śirorekhā).
matra का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Matra: मात्रा (mātrā), शिरोरेखा (śirorekhā).
What does matra mean in English?
Matra means in Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

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