मातृभाषा

See also: मातृ भाषा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मातृ भाषा (mātŕ bhāṣā)

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from मातृ (mātŕ, “mother”) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɪ.bʱɑː.ʂɑː/, [mäːt̪.ɾɪ.bʱäː.ʃäː]

Noun

मातृभाषा • (mātŕbhāṣā) f

1. mother tongue, native language, first language

   Synonym: मादरी ज़बान (mādrī zabān)

Declension

Declension of मातृभाषा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā	मातृभाषाएँ mātŕbhāṣāẽ
oblique	मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā	मातृभाषाओं mātŕbhāṣāõ
vocative	मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā	मातृभाषाओ mātŕbhāṣāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मातृभाषा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3880
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मातृभाषा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 502.

Marathi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from मातृ (mātŕ, “mother”) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat̪.ɾu.bʱa.ʂa/

Noun

मातृभाषा • (mātŕbhāṣā) f

1. mother tongue, native language

   Synonym: मायबोली (māybolī)

   तुमची मातृभाषा कोणती?

   tumcī mātŕbhāṣā koṇtī?

   What is your mother tongue?

Declension

Declension of मातृभाषा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā
direct plural	मातृभाषा mātrubhaṣā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā		मातृभाषा mātrubhaṣā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मातृभाषे mātrubhaṣe		मातृभाषां- mātrubhaṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मातृभाषेला mātrubhaṣelā		मातृभाषांना mātrubhaṣānnā
ergative	मातृभाषेने, मातृभाषेनं mātrubhaṣene, mātrubhaṣena		मातृभाषांनी mātrubhaṣānnī
instrumental	मातृभाषेशी mātrubhaṣeśī		मातृभाषांशी mātrubhaṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	मातृभाषेत mātrubhaṣet		मातृभाषांत mātrubhaṣāt
vocative संबोधन	मातृभाषे mātrubhaṣe		मातृभाषांनो mātrubhaṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मातृभाषा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मातृभाषेचा mātrubhaṣeċā	मातृभाषेचे mātrubhaṣeċe	मातृभाषेची mātrubhaṣecī	मातृभाषेच्या mātrubhaṣecā	मातृभाषेचे, मातृभाषेचं mātrubhaṣeċe, mātrubhaṣeċa	मातृभाषेची mātrubhaṣecī	मातृभाषेच्या mātrubhaṣecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मातृभाषांचा mātrubhaṣānċā	मातृभाषांचे mātrubhaṣānċe	मातृभाषांची mātrubhaṣāñcī	मातृभाषांच्या mātrubhaṣāncā	मातृभाषांचे, मातृभाषांचं mātrubhaṣānċe, mātrubhaṣānċa	मातृभाषांची mātrubhaṣāñcī	मातृभाषांच्या mātrubhaṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मातृभाषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from मातृ (mātr̥, “mother”) +‎ भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mät̪ɾibäsä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मात्रिबासा

Noun

मातृभाषा • (mātr̥bhāṣā)

1. mother tongue, mother language

   अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मातृभाषा दिवस ― antarrāṣṭriya mātr̥bhāṣā divas ― International Mother Language Day

Declension

Declension of मातृभाषा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	मातृभाषा [mät̪ribäsä]	मातृभाषाहरू [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾu]
accusative/dative	मातृभाषालाई [mät̪ribäsäläi]	मातृभाषाहरूलाई [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	मातृभाषाले [mät̪ribäsäle]	मातृभाषाहरूले [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾule]
ablative	मातृभाषाबाट [mät̪ribäsäbäʈʌ]	मातृभाषाहरूबाट [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	मातृभाषाको [mät̪ribäsäko]	मातृभाषाहरूको [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾuko]
locative	मातृभाषामा [mät̪ribäsämä]	मातृभाषाहरूमा [mät̪ribäsä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.