"mataa" meaning in Oromo

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Noun

IPA: /mɐt̪ʰɑː/ Forms: mataawwan [plural]
Etymology: From earlier *mataʔ, from Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”). Cognate with Orma mata, Khonso matta, Dirasha mash, Bussa mashsha, Somali madax. Etymology templates: {{inh|om|cus-pro|*matħ-|t=head}} Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”), {{cog|orc|mata}} Orma mata, {{cog|kxc|matta}} Khonso matta, {{cog|gdl|mash}} Dirasha mash, {{cog|dox|mashsha}} Bussa mashsha, {{cog|so|madax}} Somali madax Head templates: {{head|om|noun|plural|mataawwan}} mataa (plural mataawwan)
  1. head Derived forms: buqqee mataa
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Aari",
      "lang_code": "aiw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mata"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*matħ-",
        "t": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "orc",
        "2": "mata"
      },
      "expansion": "Orma mata",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
        "2": "matta"
      },
      "expansion": "Khonso matta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gdl",
        "2": "mash"
      },
      "expansion": "Dirasha mash",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dox",
        "2": "mashsha"
      },
      "expansion": "Bussa mashsha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "madax"
      },
      "expansion": "Somali madax",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *mataʔ, from Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”). Cognate with Orma mata, Khonso matta, Dirasha mash, Bussa mashsha, Somali madax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mataawwan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "mataawwan"
      },
      "expansion": "mataa (plural mataawwan)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Oromo",
  "lang_code": "om",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dirasha terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Oromo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "om",
          "name": "Head and neck",
          "orig": "om:Head and neck",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "buqqee mataa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "id": "en-mataa-om-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̪ʰɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mataa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "buqqee mataa"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Aari",
      "lang_code": "aiw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mata"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*matħ-",
        "t": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "orc",
        "2": "mata"
      },
      "expansion": "Orma mata",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
        "2": "matta"
      },
      "expansion": "Khonso matta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gdl",
        "2": "mash"
      },
      "expansion": "Dirasha mash",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dox",
        "2": "mashsha"
      },
      "expansion": "Bussa mashsha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "madax"
      },
      "expansion": "Somali madax",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *mataʔ, from Proto-Cushitic *matħ- (“head”). Cognate with Orma mata, Khonso matta, Dirasha mash, Bussa mashsha, Somali madax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mataawwan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "mataawwan"
      },
      "expansion": "mataa (plural mataawwan)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Oromo",
  "lang_code": "om",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dirasha terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Oromo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Oromo lemmas",
        "Oromo nouns",
        "Oromo terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Oromo terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "om:Head and neck"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̪ʰɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mataa"
}

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