matha

See also: Matha, mätha, maþa, ma tha, and ma-thà

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मठ (maṭha).

Alternative forms

• math, muth, mutha, mutt

Noun

matha (plural mathas)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism, usually more formal and hierarchical than an ashram.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bengali মাথা (matha).

Noun

matha (plural mathas)

1. (slang, New York City) head

Gamilaraay

Noun

matha

1. A female marriage class or skin group. A matha can marry only a gambu; her sons will be gabi, and her daughters gabutha.

References

• Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎^[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN

Karao

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *maCa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata

Proto-Philippine *matader.

Karao matha

Derived from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matha

1. (anatomy) eye

Phuthi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho matha.

Verb

-matha

1. to run

Inflection

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Sotho

Verb

matha

1. to run

Descendants

• → Phuthi: -matha

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matha

1. eye (organ)

Yanomam

Noun

matha (clitic meronym; singulative matha, dual mathakipë, definite plural mathakɨ, indefinite plural mathapë)

1. calf

References

• Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[2], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 116