マタ
Ainu「冬」
matamedium
Tamura gives mata as winter and as an adverb meaning in winter; Kayano gives winter or midwinter. The form and meaning directly fit 冬／マタ. A 1969 narrative contrasts sak summer with mata winter. The source does not assign exact month boundaries.
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- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics · 乾巻 · Page 18, line 14 · マタ
…ホシケシヤキネイトコタ先年ヘンバラタ春バイカル夏シヤク秋チユク冬マタ早春アロバイカルウシ ホンハイカル夏至シヤクノシケ夏の末シヤクケシ冬の末ベケレマタ冬至マタノンケ…