Mazda

English

Etymology 1

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā, “wisdom”).

Proper noun

Mazda

1. (Zoroastrianism) Ahura Mazda, the supreme and transcendental god of Zoroastrianism.

Etymology 2

Supposedly from Mazda as well as surname of the founder of corporation, Jujiro Matsuda.

Noun

Mazda (plural Mazdas)

1. A vehicle, especially a car, manufactured by the Mazda Motor Corporation.
   • 2003, Kathy N. Jublou, Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul, HCI, →ISBN, page 20:

     Nicole and I met outside the church after my bell choir rehersal. I will never forget watching her climb out of her Mazda RX7 and just keep going up, up, up. She was tall, she was blond and she was gorgeous.

   • 2006-2007, Debi Wright, Out Of Your Mind, Traumatic Brain Injury, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 129:

     one of Skip’s friends from the fire department agreed to drive the U-haul with his girlfriend, pulling our Mazda behind, as we drove in the Bronco. I will never forget seeing our cats’ faces in the Mazda while we were following behind.

   • 2007, Jala Pfaff, Seducing the Rabbi, Blue Flax Press, →ISBN, page 310:

     ...seated atop a genuine (detached) commode of the white porcelain variety, which he had lugged at great hernia-inducing peril from the back of his Mazda to the Outdoor Cinema site, several blocks away.

Further reading

• Mazda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• amaz'd