Mathari, Māṭharī: 4 definitions

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Mathari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Mathri.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māṭharī (माठरी):—[from māṭhara] f. Name of a woman (cf. kāśyapī-bālākyā-māṭharī-putra).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Māṭharī (माठरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Māḍharī.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Maṭharī (मठरी) [Also spelled mathri]:—[[~lī]] (nm) a small fried saltish cake.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṭhāri (ಮಠಾರಿ):—[noun] a woman given to bragging or boasting much.

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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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