matā

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Latvian

Noun

matā m

  1. locative singular of mats

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata-a (compare with Hawaiian mākā).[1][2]

Noun

matā

  1. obsidian
    Synonyms: matā tūhua, tūhua
  2. lead
  3. bullet

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata-a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 222

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

matā

  1. inflection of mata (dead; thought):
    1. masculine/neuter ablative singular
    2. masculine nominative/vocative plural
    3. feminine nominative singular
    4. feminine nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Noun

matā

  1. ablative singular of mata (opinion)