mata
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4ADJ.
indefinite, intelligent
VERB + MATA
eye
MATA + NOUN
hari, women
PREP.
in, in
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noun
A respectful title for a female spiritual leader or for a wife, mother, or grandmother of a male spiritual leader.
A Hindu goddess.
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.
A mother (also used as a term of address for a woman).
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4While 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
Wiktionary"Mata" means "eye" in Malay, "mata mata" is "an indefinite number of eyes"--or the police.
Tatoeba · #2040115Mata Hari was intelligent and a polyglot.
Tatoeba · #6763836Kano’s Kofar Mata dye pit is one of the last surviving hand-coloring textile makers in Nigeria.
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