मठ

See also: मिठो and मीठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मठ (maṭha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məʈʰ/, [mɐʈʰ]

Noun

मठ • (maṭh) m (Urdu spelling مٹھ)

1. monastery; temple

Declension

Declension of मठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मठ maṭh	मठ maṭh
oblique	मठ maṭh	मठों maṭhõ
vocative	मठ maṭh	मठो maṭho

See also

• तक्या (takyā), तकिया (takiyā)

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मठ (maṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məʈʰ]

Noun

मठ • (maṭh) (Latin script motth, Kannada script ಮಠ್)

1. monastery, abbey

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Isidore Dantas, Joel D'Souza (2015) Modern English–Konkani Dictionary‎^[2], Margao, Goa: Golden Heart Emporium Books, →ISBN, page 1

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মঠ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬞ (Balinese script)
• মঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• မဌ (Burmese script)
• મઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌠 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦜ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂘 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಠ (Kannada script)
• មឋ (Khmer script)
• ມຐ (Lao script)
• മഠ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐛 (Newa script)
• ମଠ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖙 (Siddham script)
• මඨ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩧 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚕 (Takri script)
• மட² (Tamil script)
• మఠ (Telugu script)
• มฐ (Thai script)
• མ་ཋ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

मठ • (maṭha) stem, m

1. monastery

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मठ
Nom. sg.	मठः (maṭhaḥ)
Gen. sg.	मठस्य (maṭhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मठः (maṭhaḥ)	मठौ (maṭhau)	मठाः (maṭhāḥ)
Vocative	मठ (maṭha)	मठौ (maṭhau)	मठाः (maṭhāḥ)
Accusative	मठम् (maṭham)	मठौ (maṭhau)	मठान् (maṭhān)
Instrumental	मठेन (maṭhena)	मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām)	मठैः (maṭhaiḥ)
Dative	मठाय (maṭhāya)	मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām)	मठेभ्यः (maṭhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मठात् (maṭhāt)	मठाभ्याम् (maṭhābhyām)	मठेभ्यः (maṭhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मठस्य (maṭhasya)	मठयोः (maṭhayoḥ)	मठानाम् (maṭhānām)
Locative	मठे (maṭhe)	मठयोः (maṭhayoḥ)	मठेषु (maṭheṣu)

Descendants

• Tamil: மடம் (maṭam)
• Telugu: మఠము (maṭhamu)