matan.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːtə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– mata, 1900s– maataa.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mātā.

Etymology: < Sanskrit mātā, nominative singular of mātṛ mother, female ancestor (also used as a form of respectful address for a woman), epithet of specific goddesses < the same Indo-European base as mother n.¹ Compare Devi n.With use (in English) as a title before the name of a spiritual leader compare baba n.² 2.

Indian English.

1. Usually with capital initial. Used as a title before the name of a female spiritual leader or the mother, grandmother, or wife of a male spiritual leader.

ΚΠ

1873 A. Singh tr. Sakhee Bk. lii. 97 The Gooroo had three wives, viz., Mata Jeetoo, the well-wisher of the Khalsa; Mata Sahib Kour, who loved to see the Gooroo's face; Mata Soondree, who had the charge of the Gooroo's food, clothes and wealth.

1926 P. Singh Bk. Ten Masters ix. 91 Mata Gujri, the grandmother of Gobind Rai, gave them new pitchers every time.

1962 T. V. Parvate Jamnalal Bajaj ix. 121 Gandhiji told him to pay a visit to Dehra Dun on his way back and meet Mata Anandmayi, a saintly woman, living there who had been the Guru of Kamala Nehru.

1988 K. Devendra in M. Singh Hist. & Culture Panjab 237 Women in Guru's household played important role in the development of new social order (Bibi Nanaki—sister of Guru Nanak, Mata Khivi—wife of Guru Angad).

2017 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 8 Feb. Spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, who was visiting Chennai.., gave Sasikala some prasad and her trademark hug.

2. A goddess.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess

queena1382

goddessa1387

dewessa1400

deessc1550

petty goddess1581

Devi1842

mata1887

1887 W. W. Hunter Imperial Gazetteer India (ed. 2) XII. 52 They worship female deities, known as mátás, represented by symbols, rather than images.

1911 Indian Antiquary Oct. Suppl. 2/2 All ceremonies should be conducted with much earnestness and reverence: otherwise the offerings will fail to prove acceptable to the mātās or devis.

1958 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 71 249 Some mātās perform specific functions. For instance, Śītalā is the mātā of smallpox; Rāndel, the mātā of fertility.

1995 A. Baviskar In Belly of River iv. 98 The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation.

2009 G. N. Allahbadia et al. in E. Blyth & R. Landau Faith & Fertility iv. 120 The great Goddess appears as a consort of the principal male gods and encompasses the thousands of local goddesses or matas.

3. A mother. Also used as a respectful form of address for a woman.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun]

mothereOE

dame?c1225

merea1275

childbearera1382

genitricea1500

mammy1523

dama1547

mama1555

genetrix1561

mam1570

mum?1595

old lady1599

authoressc1603

mam1608

genitress1610

old woman1668

old girl1745

mummy1768

momma1810

madre1815

maw1826

ma1829

marm1835

mater1843

mom1846

mommy1846

maternal1867

motherkins1870

muvver1871

mumsy1876

mamacita1887

mutti1905

birth mother1906

duchess1909

amma1913

momsey1914

mums1915

moms1925

mata1945

baby-mother1966

mama1982

old dear1985

baby-mama1986

1945 Hump Express 26 Apr. in A. K. Serumgard Log of Old Sarge (1950) 117 The most characteristic mode of addressing women in public and in the homes in India is to call them ‘Mata’ (mother).

1982 R. S. Khare in Á. Östor et al. Concepts of Person vi. 166 As a suhāgin becomes a mātā she..fulfills the hope of vriddhi (an increase or multiplication).

1995 F. M. Hendry Chandra ii. 11 You and your brothers call her ‘mata’, I call her ‘beti’... A woman's name can be lost, forgotten among her relationships.

2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2006) iii. 195 I don't like to say this, but no one else will tell you this truth but me. Mata won't, your Christian friends won't. You are making a terrible mistake, put it right now.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mata
释义	matan. Brit. /ˈmɑːtə/, U.S. /ˈmɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– mata, 1900s– maataa. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mātā. Etymology: < Sanskrit mātā, nominative singular of mātṛ mother, female ancestor (also used as a form of respectful address for a woman), epithet of specific goddesses < the same Indo-European base as mother n.¹ Compare Devi n.With use (in English) as a title before the name of a spiritual leader compare baba n.² 2. Indian English. 1. Usually with capital initial. Used as a title before the name of a female spiritual leader or the mother, grandmother, or wife of a male spiritual leader. ΚΠ 1873 A. Singh tr. Sakhee Bk. lii. 97 The Gooroo had three wives, viz., Mata Jeetoo, the well-wisher of the Khalsa; Mata Sahib Kour, who loved to see the Gooroo's face; Mata Soondree, who had the charge of the Gooroo's food, clothes and wealth. 1926 P. Singh Bk. Ten Masters ix. 91 Mata Gujri, the grandmother of Gobind Rai, gave them new pitchers every time. 1962 T. V. Parvate Jamnalal Bajaj ix. 121 Gandhiji told him to pay a visit to Dehra Dun on his way back and meet Mata Anandmayi, a saintly woman, living there who had been the Guru of Kamala Nehru. 1988 K. Devendra in M. Singh Hist. & Culture Panjab 237 Women in Guru's household played important role in the development of new social order (Bibi Nanaki—sister of Guru Nanak, Mata Khivi—wife of Guru Angad). 2017 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 8 Feb. Spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, who was visiting Chennai.., gave Sasikala some prasad and her trademark hug. 2. A goddess. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess queena1382 goddessa1387 dewessa1400 deessc1550 petty goddess1581 Devi1842 mata1887 1887 W. W. Hunter Imperial Gazetteer India (ed. 2) XII. 52 They worship female deities, known as mátás, represented by symbols, rather than images. 1911 Indian Antiquary Oct. Suppl. 2/2 All ceremonies should be conducted with much earnestness and reverence: otherwise the offerings will fail to prove acceptable to the mātās or devis. 1958 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 71 249 Some mātās perform specific functions. For instance, Śītalā is the mātā of smallpox; Rāndel, the mātā of fertility. 1995 A. Baviskar In Belly of River iv. 98 The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation. 2009 G. N. Allahbadia et al. in E. Blyth & R. Landau Faith & Fertility iv. 120 The great Goddess appears as a consort of the principal male gods and encompasses the thousands of local goddesses or matas. 3. A mother. Also used as a respectful form of address for a woman. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] mothereOE dame?c1225 merea1275 childbearera1382 genitricea1500 mammy1523 dama1547 mama1555 genetrix1561 mam1570 mum?1595 old lady1599 authoressc1603 mam1608 genitress1610 old woman1668 old girl1745 mummy1768 momma1810 madre1815 maw1826 ma1829 marm1835 mater1843 mom1846 mommy1846 maternal1867 motherkins1870 muvver1871 mumsy1876 mamacita1887 mutti1905 birth mother1906 duchess1909 amma1913 momsey1914 mums1915 moms1925 mata1945 baby-mother1966 mama1982 old dear1985 baby-mama1986 1945 Hump Express 26 Apr. in A. K. Serumgard Log of Old Sarge (1950) 117 The most characteristic mode of addressing women in public and in the homes in India is to call them ‘Mata’ (mother). 1982 R. S. Khare in Á. Östor et al. Concepts of Person vi. 166 As a suhāgin becomes a mātā she..fulfills the hope of vriddhi (an increase or multiplication). 1995 F. M. Hendry Chandra ii. 11 You and your brothers call her ‘mata’, I call her ‘beti’... A woman's name can be lost, forgotten among her relationships. 2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2006) iii. 195 I don't like to say this, but no one else will tell you this truth but me. Mata won't, your Christian friends won't. You are making a terrible mistake, put it right now. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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