"మాట" meaning in Telugu

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Noun

IPA: /maːʈa/ Forms: māṭa [romanization], మాటలు [plural]
Rhymes: -ట Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”), whence మాఱు (māṟu), మాఱ్పు (māṟpu). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu). Etymology templates: {{inh|te|dra-pro|*māṯ|*māṯ(ṯ/-tt-)|changed, altered}} Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”), {{cog|kn|ಮಾತು}} Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), {{cog|ta|மாட்டு}} Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu) Head templates: {{te-noun|g=n}} మాట • (māṭa) n (plural మాటలు)
  1. word Categories (topical): Communication Synonyms: నుడి, పలుకు, పదము
    Sense id: en-మాట-te-noun-mMHrTuk0 Disambiguation of Communication: 14 14 32 26 14
  2. A thing said. Categories (topical): Communication Synonyms: నుడి, పలుకు
    Sense id: en-మాట-te-noun-7WMznaJa Disambiguation of Communication: 14 14 32 26 14
  3. promise Categories (topical): Communication Synonyms: నుడి
    Sense id: en-మాట-te-noun-NRPZRSr3 Disambiguation of Communication: 14 14 32 26 14 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 14 39 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 13 51 17 15 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 63 12 13 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 2 7 61 10 20
  4. opinion Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-మాట-te-noun-Q3kQWspA Disambiguation of Communication: 14 14 32 26 14
  5. rumour, slander Categories (topical): Communication Synonyms: నానుడి, గాలికబురు
    Sense id: en-మాట-te-noun-yTLsak35 Disambiguation of Communication: 14 14 32 26 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: గాలిమాట (gālimāṭa) (english: rumour), మాటకాడు (māṭakāḍu) (english: good public speaker), మాటకారి (māṭakāri) (english: chatterbox), మాటలమారి (māṭalamāri) (english: chatterbox), మాటలాడు (māṭalāḍu) (english: to talk, speak, converse), మాఱుమాట (māṟumāṭa) (english: reply, contradiction), ముందుమాట (mundumāṭa) (english: foreword)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "rumour",
      "roman": "gālimāṭa",
      "word": "గాలిమాట"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "good public speaker",
      "roman": "māṭakāḍu",
      "word": "మాటకాడు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "chatterbox",
      "roman": "māṭakāri",
      "word": "మాటకారి"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "chatterbox",
      "roman": "māṭalamāri",
      "word": "మాటలమారి"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to talk, speak, converse",
      "roman": "māṭalāḍu",
      "word": "మాటలాడు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "reply, contradiction",
      "roman": "māṟumāṭa",
      "word": "మాఱుమాట"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "foreword",
      "roman": "mundumāṭa",
      "word": "ముందుమాట"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*māṯ",
        "4": "*māṯ(ṯ/-tt-)",
        "5": "changed, altered"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಮಾತು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "மாட்டு"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”), whence మాఱు (māṟu), మాఱ్పు (māṟpu). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "māṭa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "మాటలు",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "మాట • (māṭa) n (plural మాటలు)",
      "name": "te-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Telugu",
  "lang_code": "te",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 32 26 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "te:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The word (taught) on the day of Upanayana will not be forgotten.",
          "roman": "upanayanamunāṭi māṭa vuṇḍaka pōdu",
          "text": "ఉపనయనమునాటి మాట వుండక పోదు",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "On the pretext of caste, you claim that this charioteer has no right to stand in this competition? What words, what words!",
          "ref": "1977, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi, \"Archaryadeva!\", in N. T. Rama Rao, director, Daana Veera Soora Karna (motion picture), spoken by Karna (N. T. Rama Rao):",
          "roman": "jāti nepamuna sūta sutunakindu niluva arhata lēdanduvā? enta māṭa, enta māṭa!",
          "text": "జాతి నెపమున సూత సుతునకిందు నిలువ అర్హత లేదందువా? ఎంత మాట, ఎంత మాట!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word"
      ],
      "id": "en-మాట-te-noun-mMHrTuk0",
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "పలుకు"
        },
        {
          "word": "పదము"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 32 26 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "te:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Listen to what I'm saying.",
          "roman": "nā māṭa vinu.",
          "text": "నా మాట విను.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thing said."
      ],
      "id": "en-మాట-te-noun-7WMznaJa",
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "పలుకు"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 14 39 25 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 13 51 17 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 9 63 12 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Telugu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 7 61 10 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Telugu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 32 26 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "te:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I made him a promise. (Literally: I gave him my word.)",
          "roman": "nēnu vāḍiki nā māṭa iccānu.",
          "text": "నేను వాడికి నా మాట ఇచ్చాను.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "promise"
      ],
      "id": "en-మాట-te-noun-NRPZRSr3",
      "links": [
        [
          "promise",
          "promise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 32 26 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "te:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My opinion is different; your opinion is different.",
          "roman": "nāmāṭa vēru, nīmāṭa vēru.",
          "text": "నామాట వేరు, నీమాట వేరు.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "opinion"
      ],
      "id": "en-మాట-te-noun-Q3kQWspA",
      "links": [
        [
          "opinion",
          "opinion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 32 26 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "te",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "te:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rumour, slander"
      ],
      "id": "en-మాట-te-noun-yTLsak35",
      "links": [
        [
          "rumour",
          "rumour"
        ],
        [
          "slander",
          "slander"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నానుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "గాలికబురు"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːʈa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ట"
    }
  ],
  "word": "మాట"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Telugu/ట",
    "Rhymes:Telugu/ట/2 syllables",
    "Telugu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Telugu lemmas",
    "Telugu neuter nouns",
    "Telugu nouns",
    "Telugu terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Telugu terms with redundant script codes",
    "te:Communication"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "rumour",
      "roman": "gālimāṭa",
      "word": "గాలిమాట"
    },
    {
      "english": "good public speaker",
      "roman": "māṭakāḍu",
      "word": "మాటకాడు"
    },
    {
      "english": "chatterbox",
      "roman": "māṭakāri",
      "word": "మాటకారి"
    },
    {
      "english": "chatterbox",
      "roman": "māṭalamāri",
      "word": "మాటలమారి"
    },
    {
      "english": "to talk, speak, converse",
      "roman": "māṭalāḍu",
      "word": "మాటలాడు"
    },
    {
      "english": "reply, contradiction",
      "roman": "māṟumāṭa",
      "word": "మాఱుమాట"
    },
    {
      "english": "foreword",
      "roman": "mundumāṭa",
      "word": "ముందుమాట"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*māṯ",
        "4": "*māṯ(ṯ/-tt-)",
        "5": "changed, altered"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಮಾತು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "மாட்டு"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (“changed, altered”), whence మాఱు (māṟu), మాఱ్పు (māṟpu). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "māṭa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "మాటలు",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "మాట • (māṭa) n (plural మాటలు)",
      "name": "te-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Telugu",
  "lang_code": "te",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Telugu terms with quotations",
        "Telugu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The word (taught) on the day of Upanayana will not be forgotten.",
          "roman": "upanayanamunāṭi māṭa vuṇḍaka pōdu",
          "text": "ఉపనయనమునాటి మాట వుండక పోదు",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "On the pretext of caste, you claim that this charioteer has no right to stand in this competition? What words, what words!",
          "ref": "1977, Kondaveeti Venkatakavi, \"Archaryadeva!\", in N. T. Rama Rao, director, Daana Veera Soora Karna (motion picture), spoken by Karna (N. T. Rama Rao):",
          "roman": "jāti nepamuna sūta sutunakindu niluva arhata lēdanduvā? enta māṭa, enta māṭa!",
          "text": "జాతి నెపమున సూత సుతునకిందు నిలువ అర్హత లేదందువా? ఎంత మాట, ఎంత మాట!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "పలుకు"
        },
        {
          "word": "పదము"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Telugu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Listen to what I'm saying.",
          "roman": "nā māṭa vinu.",
          "text": "నా మాట విను.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thing said."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "పలుకు"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Telugu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I made him a promise. (Literally: I gave him my word.)",
          "roman": "nēnu vāḍiki nā māṭa iccānu.",
          "text": "నేను వాడికి నా మాట ఇచ్చాను.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "promise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "promise",
          "promise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నుడి"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Telugu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My opinion is different; your opinion is different.",
          "roman": "nāmāṭa vēru, nīmāṭa vēru.",
          "text": "నామాట వేరు, నీమాట వేరు.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "opinion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opinion",
          "opinion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rumour, slander"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rumour",
          "rumour"
        ],
        [
          "slander",
          "slander"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "నానుడి"
        },
        {
          "word": "గాలికబురు"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːʈa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ట"
    }
  ],
  "word": "మాట"
}

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