matha
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]matha (plural mathas)
- (Hinduism, Jainism) A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism, usually more formal and hierarchical than an ashram.
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Bengali maathaa (matha).
Noun
[edit]matha (plural mathas)
Gamilaraay
[edit]Noun
[edit]matha
- A female marriage class or skin group. A matha can marry only a gambu; her sons will be gabi, and her daughters gabutha.
References
[edit]- Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, -ISBN
Karao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun
[edit]matha
Phuthi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sotho matha.
Verb
[edit]-matha
- to run
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Sotho
[edit]Verb
[edit]matha
- to run
Descendants
[edit]- - Phuthi: -matha
Thao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun
[edit]matha
- eye (organ)
Yanomam
[edit]Noun
[edit]matha (clitic meronym; singulative matha, dual mathakipe, definite plural mathaki, indefinite plural mathape)
References
[edit]Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=matha&oldid=87770321"
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