mātā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Maori

Etymology

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Noun

mātā

  1. heap, layer
  2. Carex secta
    Synonyms: pūrei, pūreirei, pukio, makura
  3. longfin perch, pink maomao
    Synonym: mātātā

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mātā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā, “mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophone: mata
  • Hyphenation: mā‧tā

Noun

mātā

  1. mother
    Synonyms: babu, bibi, ibu, iduṅ, ina, inaṅ, induṅ, janmayoni, mātā, matuh, rena

Further reading

  • "mātā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

mātā

  1. nominative/vocative singular of mātar (“mother”)
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