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Tamil
Etymology 1
Cognate with Telugu మట్టి (maṭṭi), Kannada ಮಟ್ಟ (maṭṭa).
Pronunciation
Noun
மட்டு • (maṭṭu)
- measure, quantity, standard, degree? size, proportion, amount
- limit, extent, boundary, scope, range
- estimate, conjecture
- moderateness, tolerableness
Etymology 2
Probably from Sanskrit मद्य (madya) or Sanskrit मधु (madhu).
Noun
மட்டு • (maṭṭu) (archaic)
- honey
- Synonym: தேன் (tēṉ)
- toddy, fermented liquor
- Synonyms: மது (matu), காடி (kāṭi), ரசம் (racam), உலோட்டி (ulōṭṭi), சாராயம் (cārāyam), கள் (kaḷ)
- jar
- Synonyms: ஜாடி (jāṭi), சொம்பு (compu)
- aroma, scent
- Synonyms: நானம் (nāṉam), வாசனை (vācaṉai), நறுமணம் (naṟumaṇam)
References
University of Madras (1924–1936) “மட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press