Matre, Mātre: 1 definition

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Matre means something in . If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mātre (ಮಾತ್ರೆ):—

1) [noun] the extent, dimension, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a standard; measure.

2) [noun] a part or portion (of a whole).

3) [noun] a property that has economic utility; wealth.

4) [noun] household article such as furniture, utensil, kitchen equipment, etc.

5) [noun] a load; a burden.

6) [noun] a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, that is to be swallowed whole; a tablet; a pill.

7) [noun] a thin, long mark drawn from one point to the another, on a plane; a line.

8) [noun] (pros.) unit of time required to pronounce a short syllable; a prosodic unit.

9) [noun] (mus.) the primary or basic unit of time in keeping time.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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