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English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ?? (ma?ha).

Alternative forms

• math
• mutt

Noun

matha (plural mathas)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism, usually more formal and hierarchical than an ashram.

Etymology 2

From Bengali ???? (m?th?)

Noun

matha (plural mathas)

1. (slang, New York City) head

Gamilaraay

Noun

matha

1. A female marriage class or skin group. A matha can marry only a gambu; her sons will be gabi, and her daughters gabutha.

References

• Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matha

1. (anatomy) eye

Phuthi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho matha.

Verb

-matha

1. to run

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sotho

Verb

matha

1. to run

Descendants

• ? Phuthi: -matha

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matha

1. eye (organ)

English

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (matcha), from ? (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + ? (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæ.t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?.t??/
• Rhymes: -æt??, -??t??

Noun

matcha (countable and uncountable, plural matchas)

1. A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

Related terms

• amacha

See also

• chanoyu
• sencha
• tea whisk

Translations

Further reading

• matcha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (matcha), from ? (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + ? (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.?a/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Anagrams

• mâchât

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mV?-sha (“tiger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matt??a/

Noun

matcha

1. tiger

Italian

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (matcha), from ? (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + ? (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mat.t??a/
• Hyphenation: mat?cha

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Japanese

Romanization

matcha

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• matchet

Verb

matcha

1. inflection of matche:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology 1

1952: borrowed from English match, from Middle English matche, metche, macche, mecche, mache, meche, from Old English mæ??a, ?emæ??a, secondary forms of maca, ?emaca (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-Germanic *makkô, *gamakkô, *makô, *gamakô (“an equal; comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mat?a/

Verb

matcha (present matchar, preterite matchade, supine matchat, imperative matcha)

1. (transitive) to match
2. (transitive) to conform, to fit

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to fit): överensstämma

Related terms

• match

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (matcha), from ? (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + ? (cha, “tea”).

Noun

matcha c (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Declension