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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā, “mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mātā
- mother
- Synonyms: babu, bibi, ibu, iduṅ, ina, inaṅ, induṅ, janmayoni, mātā, matuh, rena
Further reading
- "mātā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Noun
mātā
- nominative/vocative singular of mātar (“mother”)