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- Sanskrit · borrowed fromमाता
- English todaymata
Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mata
Today it means: A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader. Full definition →
Sanskrit माता