विमाता
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विमाता (vimātā); synchronically analysable as वि- (vi-) + माता (mātā, “mother”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [ʋɪ.mäː.t̪äː]
Noun
विमाता • (vimātā) f
- (formal) a stepmother
- Synonym: सौतेली माँ (sautelī mā̃)
Declension
Declension of विमाता (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | विमाता vimātā | विमाताएँ vimātāẽ |
oblique | विमाता vimātā | विमाताओं vimātāõ |
vocative | विमाता vimātā | विमाताओ vimātāo |
Further reading
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “विमाता”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋi.mɑː.t̪ɑː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ʋiˈmɑː.t̪ɑː/
Noun form
विमाता • (vimātā)
- feminine nominative singular of विमातृ (vimātṛ)