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matā

mata

masc nom pl of mata (pp); fem nom sg of mata (pp); fem nom pl of mata (pp); nt nom pl of mata (pp); …

1. dead; deceased; departed
2. death; dying; lit. dead
3. view; opinion; idea; lit. thought
4. known, understood
5. dead body; deceased person; corpse; lit. dead

Etymology. √mar + ta; from √mar 'die'; Sanskrit mṛta [mṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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