mata

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader. India
  2. A Hindu goddess. India
    — While possession is usually limited to Bhilala men, the mata entered women too, endowing them with the power of clairvoyance, enabling them to identify the evil spirits or daakans in their midst. The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation.
  3. A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman). India

词形变化

matas plural mātā alternative

词汇关系

相关词
Devi matamata

词源

Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.
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