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noun
A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A Hindu goddess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Borrowed from Sanskrit माता (mātā), nom.sg. of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of mater and mother.
