Etymology

matrika

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Today it means: A mother figure in Indian art. Full definition →

Sanskrit मातृका
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमातृका“mother”
  2. English todayMatrika

Borrowed from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “mother”).

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