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Latvian
Noun
matā m
- locative singular of mats
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mata-a (compare with Hawaiian mākā).
Noun
matā
- obsidian
- Synonyms: matā tūhua, tūhua
- lead
- bullet
References
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mata-a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 222
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- मता (Devanagari script)
- মতা (Bengali script)
- මතා (Sinhalese script)
- မတာ or မတႃ (Burmese script)
- มตา or มะตา (Thai script)
- ᨾᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຕາ or ມະຕາ (Lao script)
- មតា (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)
Adjective
matā
- inflection of mata (“dead; thought”):
- masculine/neuter ablative singular
- masculine nominative/vocative plural
- feminine nominative singular
- feminine nominative/vocative/accusative plural
Noun
matā
- ablative singular of mata (“opinion”)