Sanskrit mātṛí (163)
In A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams says Sanskrit word mātṛí refers to “a mother, any mother (applicable to animals); (dual) father and mother, parents; the earth; a cow; the divine mothers or personified energies of the principal deities; the 8 classes of female ancestors; the name of Lakshmi, of Durgā, of Dākshāyanī in certain places; and air, space.” He also says, rather uncertainly, that mātṛí comes from the root mā. It has an etymological relationship with other Indo-European languages. It includes Greek µáτηp (mátir), µáτήp (mίtir); Latin mater; Lithuanian mote; Slavonic mati; German muotar, mutter; and English mother. However, it traces its origin to the Tamil root ammā through the transformation of ammā > mātṛí. The following words, related to Sanskrit mātṛí, also originate from Tamil ammā.
mātṛí-kacchida, the cutter off of his mother’s head; name of Paraṡu-rama. mātṛí-kula, name of a man. mātṛí-krita, done towards or by a mother. mātṛí-keṡaṭa, a mother’s brother. mātṛí-gaṇa, the assemblage of divine mother’s. mātṛí-gandhinī, having only the smell of a mother; an unnatural mother. mātṛí-garbha, a mother’s womb. mātṛí-gāmin, going to a mother; one who has committed incest with his mother. mātṛí-gupta, name of a king and poet. mātṛí-guptâbhisheṇanam, an expedition against mother. mātṛí-gṛiha, a temple of the (divine) mothers. mātṛí-gotra, a mother’s family. mātṛí-gotranirṇayam, name of work. mātṛí-grāma, the aggregate of mothers; the female sex; any woman.; name of a village. mātṛí-dosha, the faults of womankind. mātṛí-ghāta, a matricide. mātṛí-ghātuka, name of Indra. mātṛí-ghna, equal to mātṛí-ghāta. mātṛí-cakra, a kind of mystical circle; the circle or assemblage of (divine) mothers. mātṛí-pramathana, afflicter of the circle of divine mothers; name of Vishnu. mātṛí-ceta, name of a man. mātṛí-jña, knowing i.e., honouring a mother. mātṛí-tama, very motherly or maternal (said of the waters). mātṛí-tas, on the mother’s side; in right of the mother. mātṛí-tā, the state of a mother. mātṛí-datta, mother given; name of a man; of an author; name of a woman. mātṛí-dāsa, name of a man. mātṛí-deva, having one’s mother for a deity. mātṛí-dosha, the defect or inferiority of a mother (who is of a lower caste). mātṛí-nandana, mother’s joy; name of Kārttikeya. mātṛí-nandin, a species of Karaũja. mātṛí-nāman, name of a class of sacred texts in the Atharva-veda; of the reputed author and deity of these texts; named after a mother. mātṛí-nivātam, at a mother’s side. mātṛí-paksha, belonging to the mother’s side or maternal line. mātṛí-pālita, name of 2 Dānava. mātṛí-pitri-kritâbhyāsa, trained or exercised by father and mother. mātṛí-pūjā, worship of the divine mothers. mātṛí-bandhu, a relation on the mother’s side; name of blood relationship on the mother’s side; an unnatural mother. mātṛí-bāndhava, equal to mātṛí-bandhu. mātṛí-bhakti, devotion to a mother. mātṛí-bhāva, the state of a mother; maternity. mātṛí-bheda-tantra, of a Tantra. mātṛí-bhoglna, mātṛí-mandala, the circle of (divine) mother’s; the priest who acts for them; constellation. mātṛí-mát, accompanied by a mother; possessing a mother. mātṛí-mātri, mother of mother’s; name of Parvatī. mātṛí-mukha, mother-faced; foolish; scurrilous. mātṛí-mrishta, adorned by a mother. mātṛí-modaka, name of Uvata’s Commentary on Vājasaneyi-Saṃhitā Prātisākhya. mātṛí-yajña, mātṛí-yāga, a sacrifice to the mothers. mātṛí-vaṉṡa, the mother’s family. mātṛí-vaṉṡya, belonging to it. mātṛí-vat, like (towards) a mother. mātṛí-vatsala, mother-loving; name of Kārttikeya. mātṛí-vadha, the murder of a mother. mātṛí-vartin, behaving well to a mother; name of a hunter. mātṛí-vahinī, mother-carrying; a bat. mātṛí-vidushita, tainted or impaired by a mother. mātṛí-vishṇu, name of a man. mātṛí-ṡāsita or mātṛí-sishṭa, taught by a mother; foolish; simple. mātṛí-ṡrāddha, an oblation offered to the mothers. mātṛí-shashṭha, six with (i.e., inclusive of) a mother. mātṛí-sheṇa, name of a poet. mātṛí-shvasṛi, a mother’s sister. mātṛí-shvaseya, a mother’s sister’s son; a mother’s sister’s daughter. mātṛí-shvasrīya, equal to mātṛí-suvaseya. mātṛí-siṉhī, Justicia gendarussa. mātṛí-svasṛi and mātṛí-svaseyā, wrong reading for mātṛí-shvasri and mātṛí-shvaseyī. mātṛí-han, equal to mātṛí-ghāta. māta, used after a proper name, equal to mātri. mātara-pitarau, mother and father; parents. mātari, locative of mātṛi. mātari-purusha, a man to his mother; a cowardly bully. mātari-ṡvan, growing in the mother; name of Agni; air; wind; breeze. mātari-ṡvarī, wrong reading for mātari - bhvarī. mātā, equal to mātṛi. mātālī, the mother’s friend; name of a being attending on Durga. mātā, nominative of mātṛi. mātā-duhitṛi, (dual) mother and daughter. mātā-pitṛi, (dual) mother and father; parents. mātā-pitṛighātaka, one who kills mother and father. mātā-pitṛivihīna, bereft of mother and father. mātā-pitṛisamjñin, considering as mother and father. mātā-pitṛisahasra, thousands of mothers and fathers. mātā-putra, (dual) mother and son. mātā-maha, a maternal grandfather; maternal grandparent; a mother’s father, grandfather, and ancestors; a maternal grandmother; related or belonging to a maternal grandfather. mātu̱h, in some compounds for mātur. mātuh-shvasṛi or mātuh-svasṛi, the sister of a mother. mātur, genitive of mātṛi in some compounds. mātur-bhrātra, a mother’s brother. mātura, used after a proper name, equal to mātṛi. mātula, a maternal uncle; name of the solar year; mātula, the wife of a maternal uncle; maternal aunt. mātula, belonging to or existing in a maternal uncle. mātula-putra or mātula-putraka, the son of a maternal uncle. mātula-sutāparinaya, name of work. mātulâtmaja, the son of a maternal uncle. mātulaka, a maternal uncle; relating to or coming from a maternal uncle. mātulānī, the wife of a maternal uncle; hemp or Crotolaria juncea; a kind of pulse. mātuleya, the son of a maternal uncle. mātuleya, the daughter of a maternal uncle. mātulya, the house of a maternal uncle. mātṛika, coming from or belonging to a mother, maternal; a maternal uncle; the nature of a mother. mātṛikā, a mother; a divine mother; a nurse; a grandmother. mātṛikā-ksharanighaṇṭu, mātṛikā-jagan-maṅgala-kavaca, mātṛikā-tantra, mātṛikā-nighaṇṭu, mātṛikā-nyāsa, mātṛikā-pushpa-mālikā, mātṛikā-pūjana, mātṛikā-pravaṇa, mātṛikā-bīja-koṡa, mātṛikā-bheda-tantra, name of works. mātṛikā-maya, consisting of mystic characters. mātṛikā-yantṛa, a kind of mystical diagram. mātṛikârṇava, mātṛikârtha-cintana, mātṛikā-viveka, mātṛikā-sthāpana, mātṛikā-hṛidaya, mātṛikôdaya, name of works. mātṛī-√kri, to adopt as a mother. mātrīyati, to consider or treat as a mother. mātrīyate, to desire a mother. a-deva-mātṛika, not having the gods or clouds as mothers; not suckled by any deity; not rained upon. mahā-mātṛī, the great mothers; name of a class of personifications of the Ṡakti or female energy of Ṡiva. mahā-mātṛī-gaṇêṡvara, name of Vishnu. dvi-mātṛi, having 2 mothers. dvi-mātṛi-ja, born from 2 mothers. nadī-mātṛika, river -nourished; wellwatered. prâṇi-mātṛi, the mother of a living being; a kind of shrub. bhādra-mātura, the son of a virtuous or handsome mother. bhūta-mātṛikā, mother of beings; the earth. asra-mātṛi or asra-mātṛikā, chyle. forming blood; lymph; chyle. raṅga-mātṛi, lac. raṅga-mātṛika, a bawd. loká-mātṛi, the mother of the world; name of Lakshmi; of Gauri. loká-mātṛikā, the mother of the world. várṇa-mātṛi, letter-mother; a pen, pencil. várṇa-mātṛikā, name of Sarasvati. vi-jñāna-mātṛika, whose mother is knowledge; a Buddha. bīja-mātṛikā, the seed-vessel of the lotus. vīrá-mātṛi, the mother of a male child or of a hero. vaidya-mātṛi, the mother of a physician; Gendarussa vulgaris. vaimātra, descended from another mother; heterogeneous; a step-mother’s son, half-brother; a step-mother’s daughter. vaimātraka, a step-brother. vaimātreya, descended from another mother; a step-mother’s son, half-brother; a step-mother’s daughter, half-sister. ṡakrá-mātṛi, ṡakrá-mātṛikā, Indra’s mother; name of the largest flag-staff used with Indra’s banner. shāṇmātura, having six mothers; name of Kārttikeyā. shoḍaṡa-karma-prayoga, shoḍaṡa-karma-vidhi, name of works. shoḍaṡa-kala, having 16 parts, sixteen-fold; the 16 digits of the moon; the science of the sixteen-fold. shoḍaṡa-māṭrikā, the 16 divine mothers. vedā-mātṛi, mother of the Veda; name of Sarasvati and Sāvitrī and Gāyatrī. vedā-mātṛikā, equal to vedā-mātṛi; name of Sāvitrī.