"mata" meaning in English

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        "A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader."
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          "grandmother",
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          "text": "While possession is usually limited to Bhilala men, the mata entered women too, endowing them with the power of clairvoyance, enabling them to identify the evil spirits or daakans in their midst. The mata spoke through the possessed, forecasting the future, directing people and events for her proper propitiation.",
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        "A Hindu goddess."
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        "A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman)."
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      "word": "mātā"
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      ],
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    {
      "word": "mātā"
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  "word": "mata"
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