"matȟó" meaning in Lakota

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Noun

Forms: mato [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Mississippi-Valley *mąthó, from Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”). Cognate with Dakota mathó, Chiwere mąthó, Omaha-Ponca mąčhó, Osage mįčhó. Etymology templates: {{inh|lkt|sio-pro|*wąthó|t=grizzly bear}} Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”), {{cog|dak|mathó}} Dakota mathó, {{cog|iow|mąthó}} Chiwere mąthó, {{cog|oma|mąčhó}} Omaha-Ponca mąčhó, {{cog|osa|mįčhó}} Osage mįčhó Head templates: {{head|lkt|noun}} matȟó
  1. bear (animal) Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals, Ursids
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lkt",
        "2": "sio-pro",
        "3": "*wąthó",
        "t": "grizzly bear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dak",
        "2": "mathó"
      },
      "expansion": "Dakota mathó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iow",
        "2": "mąthó"
      },
      "expansion": "Chiwere mąthó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oma",
        "2": "mąčhó"
      },
      "expansion": "Omaha-Ponca mąčhó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osa",
        "2": "mįčhó"
      },
      "expansion": "Osage mįčhó",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Mississippi-Valley *mąthó, from Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”). Cognate with Dakota mathó, Chiwere mąthó, Omaha-Ponca mąčhó, Osage mįčhó.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mato",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lkt",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "matȟó",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lakota",
  "lang_code": "lkt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lakota entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Undetermined language links",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "lkt",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "lkt:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "lkt",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "lkt:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "lkt",
          "name": "Ursids",
          "orig": "lkt:Ursids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "bear (animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-matȟó-lkt-noun-Be9BvN8g",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matȟó"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lkt",
        "2": "sio-pro",
        "3": "*wąthó",
        "t": "grizzly bear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dak",
        "2": "mathó"
      },
      "expansion": "Dakota mathó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iow",
        "2": "mąthó"
      },
      "expansion": "Chiwere mąthó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oma",
        "2": "mąčhó"
      },
      "expansion": "Omaha-Ponca mąčhó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osa",
        "2": "mįčhó"
      },
      "expansion": "Osage mįčhó",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Mississippi-Valley *mąthó, from Proto-Siouan *wąthó (“grizzly bear”). Cognate with Dakota mathó, Chiwere mąthó, Omaha-Ponca mąčhó, Osage mįčhó.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mato",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lkt",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "matȟó",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Lakota entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lakota lemmas",
        "Lakota nouns",
        "Lakota terms derived from Proto-Siouan",
        "Lakota terms inherited from Proto-Siouan",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Undetermined language links",
        "lkt:Animals",
        "lkt:Mammals",
        "lkt:Ursids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bear (animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matȟó"
}

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