Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“disease, pain”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“disease, pain”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
माथ · noun · masculine
रास्ता । पथ । मार्ग · मधना । मथन । मंथन · विध्वंस । नाश । विनाश — Śabdasāgara
माथ · noun · masculine
सिर का ऊपरी भाग । मस्तक · वह चित्र आदि जिनमे मुख और मस्तक की आकृति बनी हो । (लश॰) · किसी पदाथ का अगला या ऊपरी भाग । जैस, नाव का माथा, आलमारा का माथा — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ माथा
माथ · māth · s.m.
Churning — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 978
माथ · māth · s.m.
The head; the forehead; the top or upper part (of anything); summit — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 978
माथ · masculine
synonym of माथा (māthā, “forehead”)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit मस्त — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha), from Sanskrit मस्त (masta).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
masta mfn. measured, MW.
masta n. (= mastaka) the head, Dhūrtas.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
churning, stirring
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Dictionary citations
mātha m. (√ math) churning, stirring, W.
hurting, killing, destruction, Śatr.
illness, disease, L.
a way, road, L. (cf. māṭha).
mātha (i) māthi r. 1st cl. (māṃthati) To hurt or kill, to afflict, to suffer pain.
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