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माता

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माता¹

  • /mɑː.t̪ɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [mäː.t̪äː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of माँ (mā̃).

In the sense of "smallpox" and "chickenpox," compare other-language epithets for the goddess Shitala and words for "mother" or "goddess" like Sanskrit शीतला (śītalā, “Shitala, smallpox”), Assamese আই (ai, “mother, smallpox”), Marathi देवी (devī, “goddess, smallpox”), and Tamil அம்மை (ammai, “mother, smallpox”).

noun mātā · पिता · ماتا · माता · माताएँ

  1. feminine mother

    Similar: माँ, मां (mā̃), मातृ (mātŕ), माता (mātā), अक्का (akkā), अम्मा, अम्मी (ammī), अम्बा (ambā), अंबा (ambā), आमा (āmā), मैया (maiyā), मिता (mitā)

  2. Hinduism, abbreviation, ellipsis, feminine ellipsis of शीतला माता (śītlā mātā, “(Mother) Shitala”) A goddess associated with smallpox, chickenpox, and more broadly the curing of poxes and diseases.
  3. Hinduism, broadly, feminine smallpox, chickenpox

    Similar: शीतला, चेचक, मसूरिका, छोटी माता, बड़ी माता

माता²

  • /mɑː.t̪ɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [mäː.t̪äː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्तक (mattaka, “intoxicated”). See also माँत (mā̃t).

adjective mātā · ماتا

  1. intoxicated, drunk

In English

  • mother female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child
  • smallpox disease

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MLA

"माता." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

माता. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"माता." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {माता},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}