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maternal meaning in Sanskrit

मातृक mātṛka

/məˈtɜːnəl/US/məˈtɝnəl/

maternal in Sanskrit: मातृक (mātṛka). In English, maternal means of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

Sanskrit words for maternal

maternal; inherited from, belonging or related to mother
मातृक mātṛka

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 Sanskrit

What is the meaning of maternal in Sanskrit?
Maternal in Sanskrit is मातृक (mātṛka).
maternal इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Maternal: मातृक (mātṛka).
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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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “maternal”: मातृक. 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 Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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