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English
Etymology 1
Dialectal variant of mother
Pronunciation
Noun
mutha (plural muthas)
- (Geordie, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of mother.
Etymology 2
From muthafucka, from motherfucker.
Noun
mutha (plural muthas)
- Clipping of muthafucka.
Anagrams
Rohingya
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Assamese মোটা (müta, “thick”), Hindi मोटा (moṭā)
Adjective
mutha (Hanifi spelling 𐴔𐴟𐴄𐴝)
- fat
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit मुस्तक (mustaka, “nutgrass”). Compare Hindi नागरमोथा (nāgarmothā, “nutgrass”). Compare Malay mutah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mutˈhaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: mut‧ha
Noun
muthâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜑ)
- nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
References
- “mutha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290