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