माथौ

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅 (matthaa), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Noun

माथौ (māthau) m

1. (anatomy) head

   Synonym: सिर (sir)

Alternative forms

• मातौ (mātau)

References

• Chacko, Sajayan, Ngwazah, Liahey (2012) “Marwari, Merwari, and Godwari”, in Juliana Kelsall, editor, Sociolinguistic survey of selected Rajasthani speech varieties of Rajasthan, India‎^[1], volume 6, SIL International, page 36