Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mataram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
mataram
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

historical areas of plains south of Mount Merapi around present-day Muntilan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, and Prambanan.

name

historical kingdoms around the plain south of Mount Merapi

name

historical kingdoms around the plain south of Mount Merapi

Etymology

From Indonesian Mataram, ultimately from Sanskrit मातरं (mātaraṃ), the singular accusative noun form of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Mataram, मातरं

Questions

What does mataram mean?
The capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Where does mataram come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce mataram

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