mettā

See also: metta, Metta, and mettä

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मेत्ता (Devanagari script)
• মেত্তা (Bengali script)
• මෙත‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
• မေတ္တာ or မေတ္တႃ or မေတ်တႃ (Burmese script)
• เมตฺตา or เมตตา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩮᨲ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເມຕ຺ຕາ or ເມຕຕາ (Lao script)
• មេត្តា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄬𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मैत्र (maitra).

Noun

mettā f

1. loving-kindness

Descendants

• Khmer: មេត្តា (meettaa)