Mazda

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā, wisdom), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European *meHndh- (to pay attention to, wisdom). Cognate with Sanskrit मेधा (medhā́), Ancient Greek μανθάνω (manthánō), Albanian mund, Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 (mundōn), Polish mądry.

Proper noun

Mazda

  1. Ahura Mazda, the supreme and transcendental god of Zoroastrianism.

Etymology 2

Supposedly from Mazda as well as surname of the founder of corporation, Jujiro Matsuda.

Noun

Mazda (plural Mazdas)

  1. A vehicle, especially a car, manufactured by the Mazda Motor Corporation.
    • 2003, Kathy N. Jublou, Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul, HCI (publisher), →ISBN, page 20
      Nicole and I met outside the church after my bell choir rehersal. I will never forget watching her climb out of her Mazda RX7 and just keep going up, up, up. She was tall, she was blond and she was gorgeous.
    • 2006-2007, Debi Wright, Out Of Your Mind, Traumatic Brain Injury, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 129
      one of Skip’s friends from the fire department agreed to drive the U-haul with his girlfriend, pulling our Mazda behind, as we drove in the Bronco. I will never forget seeing our cats’ faces in the Mazda while we were following behind.
    • 2007, Jala Pfaff, Seducing the Rabbi, Blue Flax Press, →ISBN, page 310
      ...seated atop a genuine (detached) commode of the white porcelain variety, which he had lugged at great hernia-inducing peril from the back of his Mazda to the Outdoor Cinema site, several blocks away.

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