Mataram

M3A1T1A1R1A1M3

proper noun

The capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

OriginIndonesian Mataram ← Sanskrit मातरं →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
  2. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
  3. historicalhistorical areas of plains south of Mount Merapi around present-day Muntilan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, and Prambanan.
  4. historical kingdoms around the plain south of Mount Merapi
    1. historicala Javanese Hindu–Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries.
    2. historicalLast major independent Javanese kingdom on the island of Java before it was colonised by the Dutch from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमातरं
  2. IndonesianMataram
  3. EnglishMataram

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 馬塔蘭 /马塔兰
  • 馬塔蘭 /马塔兰 (maa⁵ taap³ laan⁴)city in Indonesia
Chinese Mandarin 馬塔蘭 /马塔兰
  • 馬塔蘭 /马塔兰 (Mǎtǎlán)city in Indonesia
Dutch Mataram
  • Mataramcity in Indonesia
Indonesian Mataram
  • Mataramcity in Indonesia
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APA

Mataram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mataram

MLA

“Mataram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mataram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mataram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mataram.

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