ମାତ୍ରା

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

• IPA^(key): /mat̪ɾa/

ମାତ୍ରା (mātrā)

1. quantity; measure

   Synonym: ପରିମାଣ (parimāṇa)

2. minor signs added to a letter; strokes added to a letter
3. (typography) a ligature
4. (grammar) a prosodial or syllabic instant
5. (music) time measure; beat; duration of each tone
6. dose of a medicine prescribed; quantity of a medicine taken at a time
7. moment

   Synonyms: ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତ (muhurtta), କ୍ଷଣ (kṣaṇa)

8. portion

   Synonym: ଅଂଶ (aṁśa)

9. an earring

   Synonym: କର୍ଣ୍ଣଭୂଷଣ (karṇṇabhuṣaṇa)

10. organ of sense or action

    Synonym: ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ (indriya)

11. dress of an ascetic
12. continuity

    Synonym: ଅବିଚ୍ଛେଦ (abiccheda)

13. property; wealth

    Synonyms: ଧନ (dhana), ସମ୍ପତ୍ତି (sampatti)

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ମାତ୍ରା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press