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maternal meaning in Kannada

ತಾಯ್ತನದ

/məˈtɜːnəl/US/məˈtɝnəl/

maternal in Kannada: ತಾಯ್ತನದ, ತಾಯಿಯ, ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ತಾಯಿಯಂತಹ. In English, maternal means of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

Kannada words for maternal

ತಾಯ್ತನದ, ತಾಯಿಯ, ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ತಾಯಿಯಂತಹ, ಮಾತೃಸಂಬಂಧಿ, ಮಾತೃಸಹಜವಾದ

English meaning of maternal

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
  2. adjective Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
  3. adjective Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
  4. noun A mother.

Full definition of maternal

maternal in a sentence

  • His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts.
  • Toby is my maternal uncle.

maternal in other languages

Questions about maternal in Kannada

What is the meaning of maternal in Kannada?
Maternal in Kannada is ತಾಯ್ತನದ, ತಾಯಿಯ, ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ತಾಯಿಯಂತಹ.
maternal ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Maternal: ತಾಯ್ತನದ, ತಾಯಿಯ, ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ತಾಯಿಯಂತಹ.
What does maternal mean in English?
Maternal means of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: maternal (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: maternal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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