Matrimukha, Mātṛmukha, Matri-mukha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mātṛmukha can be transliterated into English as Matrmukha or Matrimukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMātṛmukha (मातृमुख).—a foolish fellow, simpleton.
Derivable forms: mātṛmukhaḥ (मातृमुखः).
Mātṛmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mātṛ and mukha (मुख). See also (synonyms): mātṛśāsita.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātṛmukha (मातृमुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) A blockhead, a fool. E. mātṛ a mother, mukha principal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātṛmukha (मातृमुख).—m. a fool.
Mātṛmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mātṛ and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātṛmukha (मातृमुख):—[=mātṛ-mukha] [from mātṛ] mfn. ‘m°-faced’, foolish, scurrilous, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātṛmukha (मातृमुख):—[mātṛ-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A blockhead.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMātṛmukha (ಮಾತೃಮುಖ):—[noun] a completely stupid fellow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Matri, Mukha.
Full-text: Matrishasita, Matrimudha, Matirumukan, Modaka.
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