மட்டு
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