Sinhalese mátṛi (14)
According to Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary, the Sinhalese word mátṛi means “mother; cow; female of the Brahman tribe; and the earth.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ammā through the transformation of ammā > mātṛí > mātṛi. The following words, related to Sinhalese mátṛi, also originate from Tamil ammā.
mátṛi-pitṛi, parents, mother and father. mátṛi-wadha, matricide. mátá, mother, female progenitor. mátá-pitṛi, mother and father. mátámaha, maternal grand-father. mátá-mahi, maternal grand-mother. mátu, mother. mátu-maraṇa, matricide. mátula, father in-law; maternal uncle; thorn apple, Datura stramonium; variegated snake. mátula-putraka, son of a maternal uncle; fruit of the datura. mátulá, wife of a maternal uncle; hemp, Cannabis satica; san hemp, Crotolaria juncea; generic name for pulas trees of various kinds, especially Butea frondosa. mátu-vilòkana, one of the five prospective views taken by Buddha, previous to his appearance in the world, viz. the mother in whose womb he would be born.