𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• matta (Latin script)
• मत्त (Devanagari script)
• মত্ত (Bengali script)
• මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• မတ္တ or မတ်တ (Burmese script)
• มตฺต or มัตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ຺ຕ or ມັຕຕະ (Lao script)
• មត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢

1. Brahmi script form of matta (“drunk”)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás

Sanskrit म॒त्त (mattá)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta)

Inherited from Sanskrit म॒त्त (mattá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- + *-tós.

Adjective

𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta) (Devanagari मत्त)

1. drunk, intoxicated

Noun

𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta) n (Devanagari मत्त)

1. drunkenness, intoxication
2. alcohol

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindi: माँत (mā̃t), माता (mātā)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: मातो (māto)
  • Nepali: मातो (māto)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਮੱਤ (matta), ਮੱਤਾ (mattā)
  • Sindhi: [script needed] (mato, “excited”)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: मातला (mātlā)
  • Sinhalese: මත් (mat)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: માતું (mātũ)
  • Romani: mato

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मत्त”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

• মত্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• মত্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰝𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• မတ္တ (Burmese script)
• मत्त (Devanagari script)
• મત્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਮਤ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂞𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಮತ್ತ (Kannada script)
• មត្ត (Khmer script)
• ມຕ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• മത്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘝𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢐᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦽𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐟𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ମତ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢡ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆠𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖝𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩫 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚙𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• மத்த (Tamil script)
• మత్త (Telugu script)
• มตฺต (Thai script)
• མ་ཏྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒞𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨙𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adjective

𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 • (mattá) stem

1. Brahmi script form of मत्त