மட்டு
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Tamil
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Telugu మట్టి (maṭṭi), Kannada ಮಟ್ಟ (maṭṭa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]மட்டு • (maṭṭu)
- measure, quantity, standard, degree? size, proportion, amount
- limit, extent, boundary, scope, range
- estimate, conjecture
- moderateness, tolerableness
Etymology 2
[edit]Probably from Sanskrit मद्य (madya) or Sanskrit मधु (madhu).
Noun
[edit]References
[edit]University of Madras (1924–1936) “மட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press