mattha

English

Noun

mattha (uncountable)

1. An Indian spiced beverage made with lassi.

Anagrams

• Tatham

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• मत्थ (Devanagari script)
• মত্থ (Bengali script)
• මත්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
• မတ္ထ or မတ်ထ (Burmese script)
• มตฺถ or มัตถะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ᩠ᨳ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ຺ຖ or ມັຕຖະ (Lao script)
• មត្ថ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄗 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मस्त (masta). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha).

Noun

mattha m

1. head, forehead

Declension

Declension table of "mattha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mattho	matthā
Accusative (second)	matthaṃ	matthe
Instrumental (third)	matthena	matthehi or matthebhi
Dative (fourth)	matthassa or matthāya or matthatthaṃ	matthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	matthasmā or matthamhā or matthā	matthehi or matthebhi
Genitive (sixth)	matthassa	matthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	matthasmiṃ or matthamhi or matthe	matthesu
Vocative (calling)	mattha	matthā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mattha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 518
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571