Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्र (mātra, “measure, size, duration”). Doublet of মিটার (miṭar).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /mat̪ɾo/, [ˈmat̪ːɾoˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mat̪ɹo/, [ˈmat̪ːɹoˑ]
Adverb
মাত্র • (matro)
- only, just
মাত্র তিনজনই এসেছিল।- matro tinjoni eśechil.
- Only three people came.
এ মাত্র যে সে ছিল!- e matro je śe chil!
- He/she was here just now!