Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matra

/mˈætɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tra
IPA
/mˈætɹə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

noun

In Indian poetics and linguistics, a measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora.

noun

The characteristic horizontal line drawn above characters in some Indic scripts.

noun

An intra-syllabic vowel symbol in Indic scripts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “measure, small quantity”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मात्रा

Inflected Forms

matras (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

laya tala

Rhymes With

cleopatra batra

Questions

How do you pronounce matra?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈætɹə/.
What does matra mean?
In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
Where does matra come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce matra

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “matra”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mˈætɹə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “matra” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.