matran.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːtrɑː/, U.S.

/ˈmɑtrə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mātrā.

Etymology: < Sanskrit mātrā measure, quantity < mā- to measure ( < an Indo-European base which is also found in extended form in meal n.²) + -trā, instrumental suffix.

South Asian. Music.

A beat; the basic rhythmic unit of a tala.

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matra1898

1898 B. A. Pingle Indian Music (ed. 2) v. 161 The number of Mátrás in a Tála is fixed.

1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 24/3 The tabla player has to go through a cycle of matras, each of which is divided into a number of beats.

1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music v. 199 Tala (= palm of the hand) is a complex organization of rhythms or differing beats..in multiple groupings or thekas which are again subdivided by the individual components of the beat, the fractional matras.

1998 Hindu (Madras) 9 Jan. 30/6 She gave overenthusiastic support to Hari Prasad by coming in a matra earlier not allowing for the savouring of his bhava laden singing. This also created some confusion in the tala framework.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matra
释义	matran. Brit. /ˈmɑːtrɑː/, U.S. /ˈmɑtrə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mātrā. Etymology: < Sanskrit mātrā measure, quantity < mā- to measure ( < an Indo-European base which is also found in extended form in meal n.²) + -trā, instrumental suffix. South Asian. Music. A beat; the basic rhythmic unit of a tala. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > beat > in Indian music matra1898 1898 B. A. Pingle Indian Music (ed. 2) v. 161 The number of Mátrás in a Tála is fixed. 1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 24/3 The tabla player has to go through a cycle of matras, each of which is divided into a number of beats. 1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music v. 199 Tala (= palm of the hand) is a complex organization of rhythms or differing beats..in multiple groupings or thekas which are again subdivided by the individual components of the beat, the fractional matras. 1998 Hindu (Madras) 9 Jan. 30/6 She gave overenthusiastic support to Hari Prasad by coming in a matra earlier not allowing for the savouring of his bhava laden singing. This also created some confusion in the tala framework. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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