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maternal aunt meaning in Sanskrit

मातुःष्वसृ mātuḥṣvasṛ

maternal aunt in Sanskrit: मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), मातुला (mātulā), मातुलानी (mātulānī). In English, maternal aunt means a sister of one's mother.

Sanskrit words for maternal aunt

maternal aunt
मातुःष्वसृ mātuḥṣvasṛ
maternal aunt, mother’s brother’s wife
मातुला mātulā, मातुलानी mātulānī

English meaning of maternal aunt

  1. noun A sister of one's mother.
  2. noun A sister-in-law of one's mother; the wife or ex-wife of a maternal uncle.
  3. noun A similar great aunt, etc.

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Questions about maternal aunt in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of maternal aunt in Sanskrit?
Maternal aunt in Sanskrit is मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), मातुला (mātulā), मातुलानी (mātulānī).
maternal aunt इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Maternal aunt: मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), मातुला (mātulā), मातुलानी (mātulānī).
What does maternal aunt mean in English?
Maternal aunt means a sister of one's mother.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “maternal aunt”: मातुःष्वसृ, मातुला, मातुलानी. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: maternal aunt (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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