noun
Meaning 1
A mother figure in Indian art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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/ˈmɑ.tɹɪ.kə/
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noun
Meaning 2
One of the seven or eight mother goddesses that are usually shaktis of different devas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “mother”).