muttā

See also: mutta, Mutta, and mútta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मुत्ता (Devanagari script)
• মুত্তা (Bengali script)
• මුත‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
• မုတ္တာ or မုတ္တႃ or မုတ်တႃ (Burmese script)
• มุตฺตา or มุตตา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩩᨲ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຸຕ຺ຕາ or ມຸຕຕາ (Lao script)
• មុត្តា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄪𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

These words and forms are all applications of the past participle of muñcati (“to release”); the nouns are specific applications. The specific meaning 'pearl' is shared with and might be derived from Sanskrit मुक्ता (muktā).

Noun

muttā f

1. pearl

Declension

Declension table of "muttā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	muttā	muttāyo or muttā
Accusative (second)	muttaṃ	muttāyo or muttā
Instrumental (third)	muttāya	muttāhi or muttābhi
Dative (fourth)	muttāya	muttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	muttāya	muttāhi or muttābhi
Genitive (sixth)	muttāya	muttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	muttāya or muttāyaṃ	muttāsu
Vocative (calling)	mutte	muttāyo or muttā

Noun

muttā

1. ablative singular of mutta (“urine”)

Adjective

muttā

1. ablative singular masculine/neuter of mutta, which is past participle of muñcati (“to release”)
2. nominative/vocative plural masculine of mutta, which is past participle of muñcati (“to release”)
3. nominative singular feminine of mutta, which is past participle of muñcati (“to release”)
4. nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine of mutta, which is past participle of muñcati (“to release”)