Etymology

Mataram

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Today it means: The capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Mataram ← Sanskrit मातरं
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमातरं
  2. Indonesian · derived fromMataram
  3. English todayMataram

From Indonesian Mataram, ultimately from Sanskrit मातरं (mātaraṃ), the singular accusative noun form of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”).

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