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English
Etymology
Uncertain.
Noun
maty (plural maties)
- (archaic) A native house servant in India.
1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India:MATY, in the Madras Presidency, a house servant who cleans up
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Malagasy
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”).
Participle
maty
- dead
References
- maty in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.tɘ/
- Rhymes: -atɘ
- Syllabification: ma‧ty
Noun
maty m animal or m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mat
Noun
maty f
- inflection of mata:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural