maty

See also: máty

English

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

maty (plural maties)

1. (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

• “maty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• may't

Malagasy

Etymology

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

maty

1. dead

References

• maty in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɘ/
• Rhymes: -atɘ
• Syllabification: ma‧ty

Noun

maty m animal or m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mat

Noun

maty f

1. inflection of mata:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural