మెత్త

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /met̪ːa/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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మెత్త (metta)

  1. Soft, gentle
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Kannada ಮೆತ್ತೆ (mette), Malayalam മെത്ത (metta), Tamil மெத்தை (mettai).

Noun

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మెత్త (metta? (plural మెత్తలు)

  1. Bedding, a mattress, cushion, pad.

References

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"మెత్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1022