# Mataram

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,962

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city, a provincial in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
2. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
3. historical areas of plains south of Mount Merapi around present-day Muntilan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, and Prambanan.
4. historical kingdoms around the plain south of Mount Merapi
5. 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mataram