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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन्दे मातरम् (vande mātaram).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋən.d̪eː mɑːt̪.ɾəm/,
Phrase
वन्दे मातरम् • (vande mātram) (Urdu spelling وندے ماترم)
- Vande Mataram; the motto of India, meaning "I praise thee, Mother", often used nationalistically
Sanskrit
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Etymology
Compound of वन्दे (vande, “I praise”) + मातरम् (mātaram, accusative of मातृ (mātṛ́, “mother”)).
Pronunciation
Phrase
वन्दे मातरम् • (vande mātaram)
- Vande Mataram; the motto of India, meaning "I praise thee, Mother", often used nationalistically