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mother tongue meaning in Nepali

मातृभाषा mātr̥bhāṣā

UK/ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ//ˈmʌð.ɚ ˌtʌŋ/

mother tongue in Nepali: मातृभाषा (mātr̥bhāṣā). In English, mother tongue means the language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

Nepali words for mother tongue

mother tongue, mother language
मातृभाषा mātr̥bhāṣā

English meaning of mother tongue

  1. noun The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.
  2. noun The language spoken by one’s ancestors.
  3. noun The language spoken by one's mother, when it differs from that spoken by one's father.
  4. noun Informal speech, as opposed to educated language.

Full definition of mother tongue

mother tongue in a sentence

  • His mother tongue is a relatively conservative dialect of Aramaic.

Synonyms of mother tongue

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Questions about mother tongue in Nepali

What is the meaning of mother tongue in Nepali?
Mother tongue in Nepali is मातृभाषा (mātr̥bhāṣā).
mother tongue को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Mother tongue: मातृभाषा (mātr̥bhāṣā).
What does mother tongue mean in English?
Mother tongue means the language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

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Nepali words from Wiktionary's Nepali entries whose English meaning is “mother tongue”: मातृभाषा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mother tongue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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