See મા in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "",
"2": "i",
"3": "I"
},
"expansion": "I",
"name": "yesno"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Inherited"
},
"expansion": "Inherited",
"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-ogu",
"3": "मा",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Old Gujarati मा (mā)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-ogu",
"3": "मा"
},
"expansion": "Inherited from Old Gujarati मा (mā)",
"name": "inh+"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "pra-sau",
"3": "𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "sa",
"3": "मातृ",
"4": "",
"5": "mother"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-pro",
"3": "*máHtā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHtā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "iir-pro",
"3": "*máHtā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*méh₂tēr"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "માતા"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of માતા (mātā)",
"name": "dbt"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Gujarati मा (mā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of માતા (mātā).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "માડી",
"roman": "māḍī",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"endearing"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"10": "{{{f}}}",
"11": "",
"12": "{{{n}}}",
"2": "noun",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "{{{m}}}",
"9": "",
"cat2": "",
"g": "f",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "મા • (mā) f",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "મા • (mā) f",
"name": "gu-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"મા"
]
}
],
"lang": "Gujarati",
"lang_code": "gu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"mother"
],
"id": "en-મા-gu-noun-zwYi7ypm",
"links": [
[
"mother",
"mother"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) mother"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "માતા"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "2 46 52",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Gujarati entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "2 47 51",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"mum, mummy"
],
"id": "en-મા-gu-noun-MpFZKLUV",
"links": [
[
"endearing",
"endearing"
],
[
"mum",
"mum"
],
[
"mummy",
"mummy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(endearing) mum, mummy"
],
"tags": [
"endearing",
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "2 46 52",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Gujarati entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "3 27 70",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "2 47 51",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "23 32 44",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "gu",
"name": "Female family members",
"orig": "gu:Female family members",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a suffix for goddesses"
],
"id": "en-મા-gu-noun-rJDH-TrB",
"links": [
[
"goddess",
"goddess#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɑ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑ"
}
],
"word": "મા"
}
{
"categories": [
"Gujarati doublets",
"Gujarati entries with incorrect language header",
"Gujarati feminine nouns",
"Gujarati lemmas",
"Gujarati nouns",
"Gujarati terms derived from Old Gujarati",
"Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
"Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
"Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit",
"Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Old Gujarati",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit",
"Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit",
"Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ",
"Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ/1 syllable",
"gu:Female family members"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "",
"2": "i",
"3": "I"
},
"expansion": "I",
"name": "yesno"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Inherited"
},
"expansion": "Inherited",
"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-ogu",
"3": "मा",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Old Gujarati मा (mā)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-ogu",
"3": "मा"
},
"expansion": "Inherited from Old Gujarati मा (mā)",
"name": "inh+"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "pra-sau",
"3": "𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "sa",
"3": "मातृ",
"4": "",
"5": "mother"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "inc-pro",
"3": "*máHtā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHtā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "iir-pro",
"3": "*máHtā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*méh₂tēr"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "માતા"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of માતા (mātā)",
"name": "dbt"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Gujarati मा (mā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of માતા (mātā).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "માડી",
"roman": "māḍī",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"endearing"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"10": "{{{f}}}",
"11": "",
"12": "{{{n}}}",
"2": "noun",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "{{{m}}}",
"9": "",
"cat2": "",
"g": "f",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "મા • (mā) f",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "મા • (mā) f",
"name": "gu-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"મા"
]
}
],
"lang": "Gujarati",
"lang_code": "gu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Gujarati informal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"mother"
],
"links": [
[
"mother",
"mother"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) mother"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "માતા"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Gujarati endearing terms"
],
"glosses": [
"mum, mummy"
],
"links": [
[
"endearing",
"endearing"
],
[
"mum",
"mum"
],
[
"mummy",
"mummy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(endearing) mum, mummy"
],
"tags": [
"endearing",
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a suffix for goddesses"
],
"links": [
[
"goddess",
"goddess#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɑ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑ"
}
],
"word": "મા"
}
Download raw JSONL data for મા meaning in Gujarati (3.7kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Gujarati dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-05-01 using wiktextract (f3d3fdb and ae80fde). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.