मठ

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मठ (maṭha).

Pronunciation

Noun

मठ (maṭhm (Urdu spelling مٹھ)

  1. monastery; temple

Declension

See also

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मठ (maṭha).

Pronunciation

Noun

मठ (maṭh) (Latin script motth, Kannada script ಮಠ್)

  1. monastery, abbey

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
  • Isidore Dantas, Joel D'Souza (2015) Modern English–Konkani Dictionary, Margao, Goa: Golden Heart Emporium Books, →ISBN, page 1

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

मठ (maṭha) stemm

  1. monastery

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मठ
Nom. sg. मठः (maṭhaḥ)
Gen. sg. मठस्य (maṭhasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मठः (maṭhaḥ) मठौ (maṭhau) मठाः (maṭhāḥ)
Vocative मठ (maṭha) मठौ (maṭhau) मठाः (maṭhāḥ)
Accusative मठम् (maṭham) मठौ (maṭhau) मठान् (maṭhān)
Instrumental मठेन (maṭhena) मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām) मठैः (maṭhaiḥ)
Dative मठाय (maṭhāya) मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām) मठेभ्यः (maṭhebhyaḥ)
Ablative मठात् (maṭhāt) मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām) मठेभ्यः (maṭhebhyaḥ)
Genitive मठस्य (maṭhasya) मठयोः (maṭhayoḥ) मठानाम् (maṭhānām)
Locative मठे (maṭhe) मठयोः (maṭhayoḥ) मठेषु (maṭheṣu)

Descendants

  • Tamil: மடம் (maṭam)
  • Telugu: మఠము (maṭhamu)