maty
See also: máty
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain.
Noun edit
maty (plural maties)
- (archaic) A native house servant in India.
- 1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India:
- MATY, in the Madras Presidency, a house servant who cleans up
References edit
- “maty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Malagasy edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”).
Participle edit
maty
References edit
- maty in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maty m animal or m inan
Noun edit
maty f
- inflection of mata: