మాట

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See also: మంట

Telugu

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”), whence మాఱు (māṟu), మాఱ్పు (māṟpu). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu).

Pronunciation

Noun

మాట • (māṭa) n (plural మాటలు)

  1. word
    Synonyms: నుడి (nuḍi), పలుకు (paluku), పదము (padamu)
    ఉపనయనమునాటి మాట వుండక పోదు
    upanayanamunāṭi māṭa vuṇḍaka pōdu
    The word (taught) on the day of Upanayana will not be forgotten.
    • 1977, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi, "Archaryadeva!", in N. T. Rama Rao, director, Daana Veera Soora Karna (motion picture), spoken by Karna (N. T. Rama Rao):
      జాతి నెపమున సూత సుతునకిందు నిలువ అర్హత లేదందువా? ఎంత మాట, ఎంత మాట!
      jāti nepamuna sūta sutunakindu niluva arhata lēdanduvā? enta māṭa, enta māṭa!
      On the pretext of caste, you claim that this charioteer has no right to stand in this competition? What words, what words!
  2. A thing said.
    Synonyms: నుడి (nuḍi), పలుకు (paluku)
    నా మాట విను.
    nā māṭa vinu.
    Listen to what I'm saying.
  3. promise
    Synonym: నుడి (nuḍi)
    నేను వాడికి నా మాట ఇచ్చాను.
    nēnu vāḍiki nā māṭa iccānu.
    I made him a promise. (Literally: I gave him my word.)
  4. opinion
    నామాట వేరు, నీమాట వేరు.
    nāmāṭa vēru, nīmāṭa vēru.
    My opinion is different; your opinion is different.
  5. rumour, slander
    Synonyms: నానుడి (nānuḍi), గాలికబురు (gālikaburu)

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