మాత

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ); from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (mātā)), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (compare Old Armenian մայր (mayr), Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr), Old Church Slavonic мати (mati), Latin māter, Old English mōdor (> English mother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maːt̪a/
  • Audio (India):(file)
  • Rhymes: -త

Noun

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మాత (mātaf (plural మాతలు)

  1. mother
    Coordinate term: పిత (pita)

Derived terms

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