different between matha vs maths

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

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Sotho

Verb

matha

1. to run

Descendants

• ? Phuthi: -matha

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

matha

1. eye (organ)

English

Alternative forms

• math (North America)
• mathematics

Etymology

Contraction of mathematics.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?ths IPA^(key): /mæ?s/
• Rhymes: -æ?s

Noun

maths (uncountable)

1. (informal, Commonwealth of Nations, rarely Canada) Clipping of mathematics.
   • 1980 August 21, Girls can do maths as well as boys, New Scientist, page 586,

     The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its subtleties — so they don?t.

   • 2004, Miraca U.M. Gross, Exceptionally Gifted Children, page 229,

     At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement.

   • 2011, Clifford Matthews, IMechE Engineers? Databook, Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 40,

     Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about.

Translations

Anagrams

• Thams

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/
• (Paris)

Noun

maths f (always plural)

1. Clipping of mathématiques; math or maths (study of numbers, etc.; a course involving the study of numbers)