matrika
/ˈmɑ.tɹɪ.kə/
matrika noun: a mother figure in Indian art.
Noun (1)
matrika (plural matrikas)
Noun (2) capitalized: Matrika
Matrika (plural Matrikas)
- One of the seven or eight mother goddesses that are usually shaktis of different devas.
matrika meaning in Sanskrit
matrika in Sanskrit
- Matrika
- मातृका mātṛkā
Forms of matrika
| plural | matrikas |
|---|---|
| plural | Matrikas |
Origin of matrika
Borrowed from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “mother”).
Questions about matrika
- What does matrika mean?
- Matrika means a mother figure in Indian art.
- What is matrika in Sanskrit?
- Matrika in Sanskrit is मातृका (mātṛkā). See Matrika meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is matrika?
- Matrika is a noun.
- How do you pronounce matrika?
- Matrika is pronounced /ˈmɑ.tɹɪ.kə/.
- What is the plural of matrika?
- The plural of matrika is matrikas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: matrika (page history and authors); Matrika (page history and authors); मातृका (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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