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mata

The English word “mata” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
  2. A Hindu goddess.
  3. A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.

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