Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: maty
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native house servant in India.

Archaic

adj

Alternative spelling of matey

Example Sentences

"MATY, in the Madras Presidency, a house servant who cleans up"

Etymology

Uncertain.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

maties (plural) matee (alternative) matey (alternative)

Derived Forms

matily

Questions

What does maty mean?: A native house servant in India.
Where does maty come from?: Uncertain.

How to pronounce maty

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