ماتا

माता mātā, s.f. Mother;—an affectionate or respectful term of address to a woman (syn. mā, mā`ī);—the small-pox (so named from the goddess Devī; cf. sītalā):—mātānand, or māttānand (˚tā+ān˚), s.f. Joy of a mother (esp. at the birth of a son):—mātā-pitā, or mātā-pitr̤i, s.m. Mother and father, parents;—lord, master, protector:—mātāpūjnā, To worship the goddess of small-pox:—mātā-sītlā-ke dīn, The days (or time) when small-pox rages:—mātā-kāmaṇḍh, s.m. A small dome or building dedicated to the goddess of small-pox:—māṭā-maha, or mātā-mah, s.m. Maternal grandfather:—mātā-mahī, s.f. Maternal grandmother.