MASTARU

MASTARU! The above word is quite commonly used in some parts of Coastal Andhra districts. It is an adaptation of the English word- Master- which normally is understood as a teacher. The English word Master is also used as a prefix for name of the child to indicate that they are children. It is also name of a international credit/debit card brand now. In Telugu usage of Mastaru, the person who uses it, does it so to address the other person in respectful manner. While in speech and writing the word Mastaru comes as a suffix to the name. Thus it is Sastry Mastaru! Those who don’t know our name or don’t want to use our name they call us simply Mastaru. If you hear the word Mastaru aimed at you once or twice, you feel quite overwhelmed because you are drawing so much respect. Once the word reaches the higher frequency while being addressed, you start doubting whether the other person really respects you or not! Bye Mastaru!